Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended-Change in Procedures for Payment of Immigrant Visa Fees

Status: In force. The effective date has passed and nothing here records a change to that.

From the published effective date. Nothing here records a court changing it.

• Document number: 00-23115
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: September 8, 2000
• Effective: September 8, 2000
• Comments close: November 7, 2000
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

This rule adopts a proposed rule published October 28, 1999 [64 FR 58004] to the extent of clarifying that the new requirement that immigrant visa applicants must pay the application processing fee prior to the time of formal application for a visa will be phased-in to ensure that unanticipated problems are resolved prior to world-wide applicability.

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