Visas: Nonimmigrant Visas

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: 2021-24045
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: November 5, 2021
• Effective: December 6, 2021
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

The Department of State (Department) is amending its regulation governing nonimmigrant visas by amending its rules to remove references to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replace them with references to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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