Change in Procedures for Payment of Certain Immigrant Visa Fees

AGENCY:

Department of State.

ACTION:

Interim rule; stay of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Department of State is staying the recent regulation pertaining to a change in procedures for the payment of certain immigrant visa fees, published in the Federal Register of September 8, 2000 (65 FR 54412).

DATES:

Effective December 14, 2000, 22 CFR 42.71(b) is stayed until January 1, 2001, and § 42.71(c) is added until January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

H. Edward Odom, Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, (202) 663-1204, e-mail odomhe@state.gov, or fax at (202) 663-3898.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On September 8, 2000, (65 FR 54412-12) the Department published a rule which, among other things, changed the procedure for and the timing of the payment of the application processing fee by immigrant visa applicants at certain consular posts. At the time the rule was sent to the Federal Register it was intended to be effective upon publication. For technical reasons, it could not be implemented as intended on the date published in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 42

• Aliens
• Immigrants
• Passports and visas

22 CFR Part 42 is amended as follows:

PART 42—VISAS; DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED

1. The authority citation for Part 42 continues to read:

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104.

2. In § 42.71 stay paragraph (b) until January 1, 2001, and add paragraph (c) until that date to read as follows: