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Original Date Announced
September 5, 2017DOS issues final rule that authorizes CBP officers to waive requirement for nonimmigrants to present visas upon inspection in cases in which the CBP District Director concludes there is a legitimate, unforeseen emergency, that prevents the noncitizen from presenting the relevant documents. [ID #695]
Federal Register-Final Rule: Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as AmendedEffective Date
October 5, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: CBP Bureau of Consular AffairsPre Trump-Era Policies
- March 8, 2016 Rulemaking finalizes the same procedures outline in a Notice of Proposed Final Rulemaking issued on March 8, 2016. Both reinstate a 1999 Department of State amendment that was invalidated by court order in *United Airlines v. Brien*, 588 F.3d 158 (2nd Cir. 2009). NPRM Reinstating DOS Regulation