Changing the Name of the Alien Registration Receipt Card to the Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551)

Résumé

This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by revising the name of the Form I-551 from ``Alien Registration Receipt Card'' to ``Permanent Resident Card.'' Although known officially as the ``Alien Registration receipt Card,'' Form I-551 identifies the permanent resident status of the cardholder and is often referred to as the ``Permanent Resident Card.'' Renaming the card the ``Permanent Resident Card'' allows the Service to officially adopt the more accurate and convenient usage. To facilitate the name change, this final rule allows the Service to continue using both valid versions of the Form I-551 (titled ``Alien Registration Receipt Card'') while using and referring to the new generation of the Form I-551, the ``Permanent Resident Card.'' This is a change in name only and will not alter any policy or procedures.