Prawo i regulacje · 07/11/1996

Extension of Implementation Date for Use of Designated Fingerprinting Services

A final rule certifying Designated Fingerprinting Services (DFS) to take fingerprints of applicants for immigration benefits was published by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (``the Service'') in the Federal Register on June 4, 1996, with an effective date of July 5, 1996. Implementation was to have begun on November 1, 1996. Due to an insufficient number of certification requests received by the Service, the Service is amending its regulations by extending the implementation date. This will give prospective DFSs additional time to submit their applications. The purpose is to ensure adequate fingerprint services are available to applicants for immigration benefits. The Service will now require applicants for immigration benefits to submit fingerprints taken either by Service officers or those entities that have filed an application for DFS certification with the Service before March 1, 1997.