§1230 — Title 8 Aliens and Nationality | U.S. Code

Summary

The Attorney General must keep on file the immigrant visa each arriving immigrant must hand to an immigration officer at the port of entry as the official record of that person’s admission (see section 1201(e)). The Attorney General must also keep whatever admission records are needed to enforce the immigration laws for immigrants admitted under section 1181(b) and for nonimmigrants.

Title 8, §1230

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(a)The Attorney General shall cause to be filed, as a record of admission of each immigrant, the immigrant visa required by section 1201(e) of this title to be surrendered at the port of entry by the arriving alien to an immigration officer.

(b)The Attorney General shall cause to be filed such record of the admission into the United States of each immigrant admitted under section 1181(b) of this title and of each nonimmigrant as the Attorney General deems necessary for the enforcement of the immigration laws.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(f)(1)(K), substituted “admission” for “entry”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title. Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and

Transfer of Functions

For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service,

Transfer of Functions

, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.

§1230 Records of admission

Summary

Title 8, §1230

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of Functions

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