Sec. 262. registration of aliens in the united states
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## Sec. 262 registration of aliens in the united states **[**[8 U.S.C. 1302](/us/usc/t8/s1302)**]** ###
(a)It shall be the duty of every alien now or hereafter in the United States, who
(1)is fourteen years of age or older,
(2)has not been registered and fingerprinted under section 221(b) of this Act355 or section 30 or 31 of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, and
(3)remains in the United States for thirty days or longer, to apply for registration and to be fingerprinted before the expiration of such thirty days. 355Phase “section 221(b) of this Act or” was effectively restored by §309(b)(15) of the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 (P.L. 102–232, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1759); previously it had been stricken by §9 of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986, which was rewritten in its entirety by §8(h) of the Immigration Technical Corrections Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–525, 102 Stat. 2617). ###
(b)It shall be the duty of every parent or legal guardian of any alien now or hereafter in the United States, who
(1)is less than fourteen years of age,
(2)has not been registered under section 221(b) of this Act or section 30 or 31 of the Alien Registration Act, 1940, and
(3)remains in the United States for thirty days or longer, to apply for the registration of such alien before the expiration of such thirty days. Whenever any alien attains his fourteenth birthday in the United States he shall, within thirty days thereafter, apply in person for registration and to be fingerprinted. ### (c)356 The Attorney General may, in his discretion and on the basis of reciprocity pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe, waive the requirement of fingerprinting specified in subsections
(a)and
(b)in the case of any nonimmigrant. 356Subsection
(c)was added by §9 of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–653, Nov. 14, 1986), as amended by §8(h) of the Immigration Technical Corrections Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–525, 102 Stat. 2617). A similar waiver of the fingerprinting requirements of this section in the case of nonimmigrant aliens was previously available under §8 of the Act of Sept. 11, 1957 (71 Stat. 641; 8 U.S.C. 1201a), which was repealed by §5(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–653, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3656).
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- 105 Stat. 1759
- Pub. L. 100-525
- 102 Stat. 2617
- Pub. L. 99-653
- 71 Stat. 641
- 100 Stat. 3656
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Sec. 262
registration of aliens in the united states
Stat.105 Stat. 1759
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100-525
Stat.102 Stat. 2617
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99-653
Stat.71 Stat. 641
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