Visas: Documentation of NonimmigrantsPassport and Visa Waivers; Deletion of Obsolete Visa Procedures and Other Minor Corrections

摘要

This rule revises the Department's regulations regarding the waiver of the passport and nonimmigrant visa requirement for aliens applying for entry to the United States in an unforeseen emergency. This revision is necessary to make clear that the passport and/or visa are required but, in cases of unforeseen emergency, the alien may apply for a waiver. This rule also removes the Department's regulation regarding the transfer of nonimmigrant visas in light of the Department's decision to treat a request for the transfer of a visa to a new travel document as an application for a new visa. Finally, this rule corrects an existing regulation relating to aliens traveling with extended-validity immigrant visas to make clear that a consular officer need reinterview only aliens who intend to enter the United States more than six months after the date of visa issuance.