On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, which directed the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that aliens comply with their duty to register with the government under section 262 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1302), and ensure that failure to comply with the registration requirement is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) with an effective date April 11, 2025 requiring non-US citizens to register and be fingerprinted, if they have never been registered or fingerprinted, and if they intend to remain in the U.S. for more than 30 days.  

Most nonimmigrants who have a currently valid nonimmigrant status (F-1/F-2, J-1/J-2, H-1B/H-4, O-1/O-3, etc.) and received a visa and/or entered the U.S. after turning 14 years old meet the registration and fingerprinting requirement as evidenced by Form I-94 printed from the CBP website, so you are not affected by this rule. You should carry a copy of your I-94 printout and notify USCIS or ISSS of any changes in your home address within 10 days of the change.

• F-1 and J-1 students submit the new address to ISSS here.
• J-1 scholars submit the new address to ISSS here.
• Other nonimmigrants update their address with USCIS on Form AR-11. 

   

  If you are the parent of a child in nonimmigrant status (F-2, J-2, H-4, O-3, etc.), you may need to register your child under the new procedure. Use the tool at https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration to determine if you need to register your child.