This rule adds two additional grounds of ineligibility for a visa for certain nonimmigrants to the listing of those serving as bases for the refusal of nonimmigrant visas by consular officers. It adds one of those to the regulation relating to crewmen. Moreover, the rule adds another relatively new restriction on the place of application for aliens who have overstayed the allowable period in the United States. Finally, in the interest of consistency between the rules relating to nonimmigrants and immigrants, it also adds the appropriate listing of bases for refusal of immigrant visas. There are some editorial changes to the current nonimmigrant rule on refusals for the purpose of clarification and to incorporate by reference the essence of the legislation underlying the procedures described therein.
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