On October 1, 1991, the Department published an interim rule [56 FR 49675], which among other things, implemented sec. 151 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90). The interim rule, effective October 1, 1991, amended the Department of State regulations to extend special immigrant status, as defined under INA 101(a)(27)(C), to religious workers who have 2 years of membership and experience in a religious occupation or vocation. The legislation, as originally enacted, required religious workers (other than ministers) to seek entry into the United States before October 1, 1994. The interim rule invited interested persons to submit comments concerning the amendments. No comments were received. Thus, the final rule implementing the provisions of sec. 151 was published unmodified on September 16, 1993 [58 FR 48447]. On October 25, 1994, sec. 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 amended INA 101(a)(27)(C)(ii) to extend the deadline to enter the United States to ``before October 1, 1997'', i.e., aliens entering under this category must seek to enter the United States no later than September 30, 1997. Thus, this final rule amends the previously published regulation and implements this provision.
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