Title 8 — Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-73

§1187a Provision of assistance to non-program countries

Title 8 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - IMMIGRATION › Part Part II— - Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens › § 1187a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After consulting the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security must, based on risk, help countries not in the visa waiver program report lost or stolen passports to Interpol and issue and validate at ports of entry fraud‑resistant electronic passports with biographic and biometric data as determined by that Secretary and meeting international standards.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1187a

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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide assistance in a risk-based manner to countries that do not participate in the visa waiver program under section 1187 of this title to assist those countries in— (1)

(2)issuing, and validating at the ports of entry of such a country, electronic passports that are fraud-resistant, contain relevant biographic and biometric information (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security), and otherwise satisfy internationally accepted standards for electronic passports.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, and not as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1187a

Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73