Adding and Removing Institutions to and From the List of Recognized American Institutions of Research

Résumé

Section 316 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) generally requires that in order for lawful permanent resident aliens to be eligible for naturalization, they must reside continuously within the United States for at least 5 years immediately preceding their application for naturalization. However, under certain circumstances resident aliens and their dependents who expect to be continuously absent from the United States for one year or more because of work at one of the American institutions of research recognized as such under the provisions of the Act may be given permission to be absent without interrupting the continuous residence requirement for naturalization. This rule amends the Department of Homeland Security regulations by adding Rutgers University, Indiana University, and Harvard University to the list of American institutions of research, recognized for the purpose of preserving residence in the United States for naturalization eligibility. This rule also removes the dissolved Harvard Institute for International Development from the same list.