Publication authorized by

EMANUEL CELLER, New York, Chairman Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

Prepared and annotated by

GARNER J. CLINE, Counsel

Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives

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CONTENTS

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Act of June 27, 1952, with amendments and notes on related laws....

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1. Act of Oct. 3, 1965.

Appendix

2. Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962..

3. Foreign states subject to annual limitation of 20,000 immigrants..

4. Dependent areas subject to annual limitation of 200 immigrants..

5. Independent countries of the Western Hemisphere subject to overall

annual numerical limitation.__

6. Visa symbols___.

7. List of selected forms:

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(a) Department of State..

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(b) Department of Justice-

(c) Department of Labor.

8. Department of Labor-schedules of occupations...

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9. Immigration and Naturalization Service-regional and district offices.

10. Judicial decisions affecting the Immigration and Nationality Act, as

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amended...

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ACT OF JUNE 27, 1952

(66 STAT. 163)

WITH AMENDMENTS AND NOTES ON RELATED LAWS

note.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 8U.S.C. 1101.
tives of the United States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That this Act, divided into titles, chapters, and sec-
tions according to the following table of contents, may be
cited as the "Immigration and Nationality Act".

Sec. 102. Applicability of title II to certain nonimmigrants.

Sec. 103. Powers and duties of the Attorney General and the

Commissioner.

Sec. 104. Powers and duties of the Secretary of State; Bureau of

Security and Consular Affairs.

Sec. 105. Liaison with internal security officers.

Sec. 106. Judicial review of orders of deportation and exclusion.

TITLE II-IMMIGRATION

CHAPTER 1-SELECTION SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Numerical limitations.

Sec. 202. Numerical limitation to any single foreign state.

Sec. 203. Allocation of immigrant visas.

Sec. 204. Procedure for granting immigrant status.

Sec. 205. Revocation of approval of petitions.

Sec. 206. Unused immigrant visas.

CHAPTER 2-QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION OF ALIENS; TRAVEL

CONTROL OF CITIZENS AND ALIENS

Sec. 211. Documentary requirements.

Sec. 212. General classes of aliens ineligible to receive visas and

excluded from admission; waivers of inadmissibility.

Sec. 213. Admission of aliens on giving bond or cash deposit.

Sec. 214. Admission of nonimmigrants.

Sec. 215. Travel control of aliens and citizens in time of war or

national emergency.

CHAPTER 3-ISSUANCE OF ENTRY DOCUMENTS

Sec. 221. Issuance of visas.

Sec. 222. Applications for visas.

Sec. 223. Reentry permits.

Sec. 224. Immediate relative and special immigrant visas.

CHAPTER 4-PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENTRY AND EXCLUSION

Sec. 231. Lists of alien and citizen passengers arriving or depart-

ing; record of resident aliens and citizens leaving per-

manently for foreign country.

Sec. 232. Detention of aliens for observation and examination.

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