2013 US Code
Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality
Chapter 15 - ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM (§§ 1701 - 1778)
Subchapter VI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 1771 - 1778)
Section 1775 - Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 15 - ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM SUBCHAPTER VI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 1775 - Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State |
| Contains | section 1775 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-173, title VI, §606, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 565. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 163 116 Stat. 565 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 107-173 |
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The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.], without regard to whether the application was approved or denied.
(Pub. L. 107–173, title VI, §606, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 565.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§1101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of this title and Tables.
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