Homeland Security Updates Official Alien Registration Rules
Published Date: 6/29/2026
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Summary
Starting June 29, 2026, aliens who need to register with the government will use a new official form to prove they’re registered and fingerprinted. This update affects anyone who hasn’t registered yet and makes the process clearer and easier to follow. The government also wants your thoughts on possible future changes—so speak up by August 28, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
New General Registration Form (G-325R)
Starting June 29, 2026, DHS designates Form G-325R (Biographic Information (Registration)) as a new, general registration form that unregistered aliens may use to comply with statutory registration and fingerprinting requirements. To use it you must create (or create for a child) a myUSCIS account, complete Form G-325R online, attend a biometric appointment at a USCIS Application Support Center for fingerprints/photograph/signature (unless fingerprinting is waived), and USCIS will post a "USCIS Proof of Alien G-325R Registration" with a unique identifier to your myUSCIS account.
Rules for LPRs Turning 14 and Temporary Evidence
An LPR who reaches 14 years old must apply in person for registration and to replace a permanent resident card within 30 days of returning to the United States, following the applicable form instructions and paying the fee specified in 8 CFR 106.2; DHS removed the separate requirement for a physical photograph when applying. Separately, USCIS may issue temporary evidence of registration and LPR status to certain LPRs who properly file for replacement or naturalization, and a temporary evidence placed in a passport need not be surrendered when the alien is later issued a new Form I-551.
No Biometric Fee for Now ($30 Considered)
DHS considered a biometric services fee of $30 per registrant for collection, use, and storage of biometrics but decided not to impose that fee at this time. DHS may impose an application or biometric services fee in the future.
Narrower Fingerprint Waivers; NATO Attendants Excluded
The rule removes broad waiver language for certain diplomatic and international-organization nonimmigrants, adds references to 22 CFR 41.26(a)(2) and INA section 101(a)(11) to describe diplomatic visa holders, and clarifies that attendants, servants, or personal employees of NATO representatives (NATO-7 nonimmigrants) are not eligible for the fingerprint waiver. The rule also restructures paragraph (e) of 8 CFR 264.1 to separate fingerprint waivers into three paragraphs.
Updates to Which Forms Count as Registration
The final rule updates the lists of prescribed registration forms and acceptable evidence of registration in 8 CFR 264.1: it adds Form G-325R and USCIS Proof of Alien G-325R Registration; adds Form I-94A/94W to the I-94 entry; adds Form I-860 and Form I-871 as evidence of registration; adds CBP-approved Trusted Traveler program documents (NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST, Global Entry) as evidence for certain aliens; replaces certain Border Crossing Card entries with Form DSP-150; and removes references to several long-expired or obsolete forms (for example I-67, I-691, I-700, I-185, I-186).
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