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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY · SUBCHAPTER II— IMMIGRATION · § 1301

§ 1301. Alien seeking entry; contents

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No visa shall be issued to any alien seeking to enter the United States until such alien has been registered in accordance with section 1201(b) of this title.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 7, § 261, 66 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 99–653, § 8, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657; Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(g), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2617.)
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  • June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 223
  • Pub. L. 99–653, § 8
  • 100 Stat. 3657
  • Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(g)
  • 102 Stat. 2617
  • Pub. L. 100–525
  • Pub. L. 99–653
  • section 309(b)(15) of Pub. L. 102–232
  • section 23(b) of Pub. L. 99–653
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§ 1301
Alien seeking entry; contents
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ActJune 27, 1952, ch. 477
Stat.66 Stat. 223
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–653, § 8
Stat.100 Stat. 3657
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(g)
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