Bureau of Consular Affairs; Regulations Pertaining to Both Nonimmigrants and Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended; Failure To Comply With INA

• Document number: 96-5442
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: March 8, 1996
• Effective: October 1, 1994
• Agency: State Department

Official abstract

The Department is finalizing the interim rule [59 FR 51367] published on October 11, 1994. The regulation implements 212(o) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which prohibits the issuance of an immigrant visa to an alien for ninety days following an alien's departure from the U.S. unless the alien was maintaining a lawful nonimmigrant status at the time of departure, or unless the alien is the spouse or unmarried child of certain individuals who obtained temporary or permanent resident status under INA 210 or 245A or section 202 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).

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