Removal of Regulations Related to Immigrant Visas for Certain Expatriates

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• Document number: 2020-12647
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: June 26, 2020
• Effective: June 26, 2020
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

In accordance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777, which direct federal agencies to review and eliminate outdated and unnecessary regulations, the Department of State (Department) is removing a regulation related to issuance of immigrant visas to women expatriates who lost citizenship as the result of marrying an alien prior to 1922.

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