8 U.S.C. § 1301 - Alien seeking entry; contents

• Cite as: 8 U.S.C. § 1301

No visa shall be issued to any alien seeking to enter the United States until such alien has been registered in accordance with section 1201(b) of this title.

Cite as 8 U.S.C. § 1301

Source: June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, §261, 66 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 99-653, §8, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657; Pub. L. 100-525, §8(g), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2617.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1988-Pub. L. 100-525 made technical correction to Pub. L. 99-653. See 1986 Amendment note below.

1986- Pub. L. 99-653 as amended by Pub. L. 100-525 amended section generally, striking out "and fingerprinted" after "has been registered" and substituting "section 1201(b) of this title" for "section 1201(b) of this title, unless such alien has been exempted from being fingerprinted as provided in that section".