§1735 Restriction on issuance of visas to nonimmigrants from countries that are state sponsors of international terrorism

Summary

People from countries the U.S. has named as state sponsors of terrorism cannot get nonimmigrant visas (temporary visas under section 1101(a)(15)) unless the Secretary of State, after consulting the Attorney General and other federal agencies, decides the person is not a threat to U.S. safety or national security. The Secretary of State must use standards he creates, with those same consultations, that apply to people from those countries. The term "state sponsor of international terrorism" means a country the Secretary of State has officially listed under one of these laws for repeatedly supporting international terrorism: Section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50 (or successor statute), Section 2780(d) of title 22, or Section 2371(a) of title 22.