On July 11, 2017 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it is temporarily delaying the effective date of the International Entrepreneur Final Rule (the IE Final Rule). The effective date is delayed from July 17, 2017, to March 14, 2018, except for a minor provision which adds the Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, to the list of acceptable documents for Form I-9 verification, which went into effect on July 17, 2017. Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2017.
This delay will provide DHS an opportunity to obtain comments from the public regarding a proposal to rescind the rule pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13767, “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.” The public may submit comments through Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/ or mail to USCIS directly.