# Federal Register 2026-18345 — effective 2026-09-04 — Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States — Homeland Security Department

For Federal Register 2026-18345, effective date is 2026-09-04; agency is Homeland Security Department; published is 2026-09-09; cfr parts amended is 8 CFR 101, 8 CFR 264, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14; source re-checked 2026-09-16.

- **FR document number:** 2026-18345 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Homeland Security Department _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-09-04 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This interim final rule (IFR) is effective on September 4, 2026. This IFR will apply to children born to foreign government employees on or after September 4, 2026; children born to a foreign government employees prior to that date will be treated consistently with the regulations in place at the time of their birth. Comments must be received on or before October 5, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 8 CFR 101, 8 CFR 264 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-09-09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

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Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-09-29.
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