CUI Explorer

Permanent Resident Status

Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.

Registry statusNARA & DoD
MarkingRESD
Organizational index groupImmigration
Updated2026-05-15

This page exposes extracted CUI registry and authority analysis as crawlable text. The interactive explorer remains the operational workspace for filtering, comparison, and voice-agent aligned study.

Registry comparison

Field NARA Registry DoD Registry
Category description Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States. Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.
Category marking RESD RESD
Banner marking CUI No corresponding field
Basic or Specified Basic No corresponding field
Authorities 8 CFR 245a.21 8 CFR 245a.21
DoD applicable policies No corresponding field None listed
Required warning statement No corresponding field None listed
Required dissemination control CUI None listed
Examples No corresponding field Individual applicant's name, Applicant's reason for leaving home nation
Registry date July 25, 2025 2026-05-15

Authority analysis

Authority title
Registry authority evidence compiled; primary authority text analysis pending
Authorities
8 CFR 245a.21
Source currency
NARA last reviewed: July 25, 2025 | DoD detail accessed: 2026-05-15
How the authority operates
NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.

Trigger conditions

  • NARA category scope: Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.

Covered information

  • Individual applicant's name
  • Applicant's reason for leaving home nation
  • Registry-described information: Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.

Specified controls

Nara basic or specified
Basic
Nara authority rows
8 CFR 245a.21 | status: Basic | banner: CUI
Nara banner markings
CUI

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

NARA Registry
CUI
DoD Registry
None listed
Authority analysis
No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
Basic or Specified
Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.

Related authorities

Authority-by-authority detail

8 CFR 245a.21

Listed by: NARA Registry, DoD Registry, Related authorities

Designation evidence

  • NARA authority row: 8 CFR 245a.21 | status: Basic | banner: CUI.
  • DoD authority row: 8 CFR 245a.21. DoD lists this citation for the category; this DoD detail page does not display a separate Basic/Specified field.
  • Related authority evidence: 8 CFR 245a.21 | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Related authority evidence: DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.
  • Registry designation for this category is Basic with banner CUI.

Extracted authority meaning

  • cer or employee of the Department of
  • Registry designation context: Basic, CUI. The linked authority text contains category-scope or applicability language that helps determine when the information falls within this CUI category. The linked authority text contains disclosure, access, protection, release, dissemination, or distribution-control language relevant to handling. The linked authority text contains violation, penalty, sanction, or enforcement language that may affect consequences for mishandling.

Operating conditions

  • NARA category scope used with this authority: Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.
  • DoD category scope used with this authority: Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.
  • 8 CFR 245a.21 | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • DoD lists this authority for the category; the linked authority text is extracted below when available.
  • NARA registry status: Basic. Per-authority NARA status values: Basic. NARA banner marking evidence: CUI. The registry evidence is preserved here; detailed primary-law or regulation text analysis remains pending for this category.
  • NARA category scope: Related to applications and associated hearings to grant permanent residency to foreign nationals living in the United States.
  • Extracted authority condition: (b) No information furnished pursu- ant to an application for permanent resident status under this Subpart B shall be used for any purpose except: (1) To make a determination on the application; (2) For the enforcement of the provi- sions encompassed in section 245A(c)(6) of the Act, except as provided in para- graphs (c) of this section; or (3) For the purposes of rescinding, pursuant to section 246(a) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1256(a)), any adjustment of sta- tus obtained by the alien.
  • Extracted authority condition: (d) Information contained in granted files may be used by the Service at a later date to make a decision: (1) On an immigrant visa petition or other status filed by the applicant under section 204(a) of the Act; (2) On a naturalization application submitted by the applicant; (3) For the preparation of reports to Congress under section 404 of the Immi- gration Reform and Control Act of 1986; or (4) For the furnishing of information, at the discretion of the Attorney Gen- eral, in the same manner and cir- cumstances as census information may be disclosed by the Secretary of Com- merce under 13 U.S.C.
  • Extracted authority condition: (c) If a determination is made by the Service that the alien has, in connec- tion with his or her application, en- gaged in fraud or willful misrepresen- tation or concealment of a material fact, knowingly provided a false state- ment or document in making his or her application, knowingly made a false statement or representation, or en- gaged in any other activity prohibited by section 245A(c)(6) of the Act, the Service shall refer the matter to the United States Attorney for prosecution of the alien and/or of any person who created or supplied a false statement or document for use in an application for adjustment of status under this Sub- part B.

Safeguarding and dissemination controls

  • NARA registry control evidence: status Basic; banner marking CUI.
  • Nara basic or specified: Basic
  • Nara authority rows: 8 CFR 245a.21 | status: Basic | banner: CUI
  • Nara banner markings: CUI
  • No DoD required dissemination control is listed on the registry page. Apply approved limited dissemination controls only when required or permitted by the designating agency or governing authority.
  • Use the registry assertions, NARA authority rows, DoD authorities, DoD policies, warning statements, required dissemination controls, and examples first. Where the cited authority does not specify a handling detail, apply CUI Basic safeguards and dissemination rules so long as they do not conflict with the authority or agency-specific controls.
  • Extracted authority control: (b) No information furnished pursu- ant to an application for permanent resident status under this Subpart B shall be used for any purpose except: (1) To make a determination on the application; (2) For the enforcement of the provi- sions encompassed in section 245A(c)(6) of the Act, except as provided in para- graphs (c) of this section; or (3) For the purposes of rescinding, pursuant to section 246(a) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1256(a)), any adjustment of sta- tus obtained by the alien.
  • Extracted authority control: I (1–1–19 Edition) § 245a.21 denied, the stay of a final order of ex- clusion, deportation, or removal af- forded in § 245a.13(f) shall be deemed lifted as of the date of such denial. [66 FR 29673, June 1, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 38352, June 4, 2002; 72 FR 19107, Apr. 17, 2007] § 245a.21 Confidentiality.
  • Extracted authority control: An alien who is currently in the United States may obtain Family Unity benefits under section 1504 of the LIFE Act Amendments if he or she es- tablishes that: (a) He or she is the spouse or unmar- ried child under the age of 21 of an eli- gible alien (as defined under § 245a.10) at the time the alien’s application for

Authority excerpts

Most relevant extracted authority passage

(b) No information furnished pursu- ant to an application for permanent resident status under this Subpart B shall be used for any purpose except: (1) To make a determination on the application; (2) For the enforcement of the provi- sions encompassed in section 245A(c)(6) of the Act, except as provided in para- graphs (c) of this section; or (3) For the purposes of rescinding, pursuant to section 246(a) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1256(a)), any adjustment of sta- tus obtained by the alien.

Extracted authority passage 2

I (1–1–19 Edition) § 245a.21 denied, the stay of a final order of ex- clusion, deportation, or removal af- forded in § 245a.13(f) shall be deemed lifted as of the date of such denial. [66 FR 29673, June 1, 2001, as amended at 67 FR 38352, June 4, 2002; 72 FR 19107, Apr. 17, 2007] § 245a.21 Confidentiality.

Extracted authority passage 3

(d) Information contained in granted files may be used by the Service at a later date to make a decision: (1) On an immigrant visa petition or other status filed by the applicant under section 204(a) of the Act; (2) On a naturalization application submitted by the applicant; (3) For the preparation of reports to Congress under section 404 of the Immi- gration Reform and Control Act of 1986; or (4) For the furnishing of information, at the discretion of the Attorney Gen- eral, in the same manner and cir- cumstances as census information may be disclosed by the Secretary of Com- merce under 13 U.S.C.

Extracted authority passage 5

(c) If a determination is made by the Service that the alien has, in connec- tion with his or her application, en- gaged in fraud or willful misrepresen- tation or concealment of a material fact, knowingly provided a false state- ment or document in making his or her application, knowingly made a false statement or representation, or en- gaged in any other activity prohibited by section 245A(c)(6) of the Act, the Service shall refer the matter to the United States Attorney for prosecution of the alien and/or of any person who created or supplied a false statement or document for use in an application for adjustment of status under this Sub- part B.

Extracted authority passage 6

An alien who is currently in the United States may obtain Family Unity benefits under section 1504 of the LIFE Act Amendments if he or she es- tablishes that: (a) He or she is the spouse or unmar- ried child under the age of 21 of an eli- gible alien (as defined under § 245a.10) at the time the alien’s application for