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Original Date Announced
May 21, 2019“The Department of State confirms 11/29/2016 as the effective date for the final rule published in the Federal Register of October 26, 2016, instituting a requirement for nonimmigrant aliens who hold a passport issued by an identified country containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of a designated category to provide required information to DHS [through the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)] after the receipt of his or her visa of a designated category.” [ID #761]
Visa Information Update Requirements Under the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS)Effective Date
November 29, 2016Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Non-Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCIS Bureau of Consular AffairsPre Trump-Era Policies
- May 21, 2019 The new rule amends 22 CFR 41.122 in support of a joint program with DHS that requires nonimmigrant aliens who hold a passport issued by an identified country containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of a designated category to periodically provide required information to DHS after the receipt of his or her visa of a designated category. The revised 22 CFR 41.122(b)(3) and the contemporaneous DHS rule amends 8 CFR part 215, subpart B in creating the Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS). 22 CFR § 41.122 Revocation of visas