Sec. 7. Failure to comply with status requirements; visa overstays
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Section 217(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(b) ) is amended to read as follows: An alien may not be provided a waiver under the program unless the alien— has signed, under penalty of perjury, an acknowledgment confirming that the alien has been notified and understands that he or she will be ineligible for any right to relief under sections 240B, 245, 248, and 249 (other than relief from removal under section 241(b)(3)) and any relief not in effect at the time such acknowledgment is signed, if the alien fails to depart from the United States at the end of the 90-day period for admission; has waived any right to review or appeal under this Act of an immigration officer’s determination regarding the admissibility of the alien at a port of entry into the United States; and has waived any right to contest, other than on the basis of an application for asylum, any action for removal of the alien. .
Section 221(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State shall ensure that every application for a nonimmigrant visa includes an acknowledgment confirming that the alien— has been notified of the terms and conditions of the nonimmigrant visa, including the waiver of rights under subsection (j); and understands that he or she will be ineligible for any right to relief under sections 240B, 245, 248, and 249, any relief not in effect at the time such acknowledgment is signed, and from contesting removal, if the alien violates any term or condition of his or her nonimmigrant visa. .
Section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of State may not issue a nonimmigrant visa under section 214 to an alien (other than an alien who qualifies for a visa under subparagraph
(A)or
(G)of such section 101(a)(15), is a VAWA self-petitioner, or qualifies for a visa under the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington April 4, 1949) until the alien has waived any right to relief under sections 240B, 245, 248, and 249 (other than relief from removal under section 241(b)(3)), any form of relief established after the date on which the nonimmigrant visa is issued, and from contesting removal if the alien— violates a term or condition of his or her nonimmigrant status; or fails to depart the United States at the end of the alien’s authorized period of stay. .
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