Title 8, Aliens and NationalityRelease 119-102
§1230 Records of Admission
Title 8 › CHAPTER 12 — IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY › SUBCHAPTER II — IMMIGRATION › Part IV — Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal › § 1230
Summary
The Attorney General must file the immigrant visa that arriving immigrants surrender at the port of entry under section 1201(e), and file admission records for immigrants under section 1181(b) and for nonimmigrants to enforce immigration laws.
Full Legal Text
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
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Citation
8 U.S.C. § 1230
Title 8, Aliens and Nationality
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102