Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended: Automatic Visa Revalidation; Interim Rule

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

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• Document number: 02-5325
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 7, 2002
• Effective: April 1, 2002
• Comments close: May 6, 2002
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

Due to the need for greater security screening of visa applicants, the Department is amending the provision for automatic revalidation of expired visas for nonimmigrant aliens returning from short visits to other North American countries or adjacent islands to exclude from its benefits aliens who apply for new visas during such visits and aliens who are nationals of countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism.

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