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Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-110

§1182d Denial of Visas to Confiscators of American Property

Title 8 › CHAPTER 12 — IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER II — IMMIGRATION › Part II — Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens › § 1182d

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State can refuse a visa to a foreign person who, by abusing a government or political party job, takes or helps take real property that was seized from a U.S. national for personal gain, or who causes someone else to do that. This rule does not apply to countries set up under a United Nations mandate or to places the U.S. government officially says are disputed territories. Not later than 6 months after October 21, 1998, and every 12 months after that, the Secretary of State must send a report to the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee listing people denied visas under this rule and listing people who could have been denied but were given visas, with an explanation for each.

Full Legal Text

Title 8, §1182d

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(a)Denial of visas
Except as otherwise provided in section 6091 of title 22, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State may deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who—
(1)through the abuse of position, including a governmental or political party position, converts or has converted for personal gain real property that has been confiscated or expropriated, a claim to which is owned by a national of the United States, or who is complicit in such a conversion; or
(2)induces any of the actions or omissions described in paragraph (1) by any person.
(b)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
(1)any country established by international mandate through the United Nations; or
(2)any territory recognized by the United States Government to be in dispute.
(c)Reporting requirement
Not later than 6 months after October 21, 1998, and every 12 months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report, including—
(1)a list of aliens who have been denied a visa under this subsection; and
(2)a list of aliens who could have been denied a visa under subsection (a) but were issued a visa and an explanation as to why each such visa was issued.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, and also as part of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, and not as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

8 U.S.C. § 1182d

Title 8, Aliens and Nationality

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110