§ 1301. Alien seeking entry; contents

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1952

   Pub. L. 82–477 · 66 Stat. 609

   Enacted · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, § 261, 66 Stat. 223

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, § 261, 66 Stat. 223

2. 1986

   Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–653 § 8 · 100 Stat. 3655

   1. Amended · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

      Pub. L. 99–653, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525

   2. Amended · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

      Pub. L. 99–653, as amended section generally

   3. Struck · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

      Pub. L. 99–653, as striking out “and fingerprinted” after “has been registered”

   4. Substituted · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

      Pub. L. 99–653, as 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”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   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”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. Section 261 (8 U.S.C. 1301) is amended to read: “No visa shall be issued to any alien seeking to enter the United States until such alien has been registered in accordance with section 221(b).”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–525 effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986, Pub. L. 99–653, see section 309(b)(15) of Pub. L. 102–232, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under section 1101 of this title.

3. 1988

   Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–525 § 8(g) · 102 Stat. 2609

   Changed · 8 U.S.C. § 1301

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

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–525 made technical correction to Pub. L. 99–653. See 1986 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (8) In subsection (e)(1)(A)(ii), strike the first comma.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–525 effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986, Pub. L. 99–653, see section 309(b)(15) of Pub. L. 102–232, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendments note under section 1101 of this title.

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