In addition to the pertinent definitions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act, the following definitions shall be applicable to this part: Accredited. "Accredited", as used in sections 101(a) (15) (A), 101(a) (15) (G) and 212(d) (8) of the Act, refers to an alien who holds an official position, other than an honorary official position, with the government or international organization he represents, and who is in possession of a travel document or other evidence showing that he seeks to enter, * Revoked. or pass in transit through, the United States for the purpose of transacting official business for that government or international organization. [Definition amended, Dept. Reg. 108.422, 24 F.R. 11080, Dec. 31, 1959] Act. "Act" means the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. Attendants. "Attendants" as used in sections 101(a) (15) (A) (iii), 101(a) (15) (G) (v), and 212(d) (8) of the Act, shall include an alien who is paid from the public funds of a foreign government or from the funds of an international organization and who is accompanying or following to join the principal alien to whom he owes a duty or service. [Definition amended, Dept. Reg. 108.469, 26 F.R. 6441, July 18, 1961] Competent officer. "Competent officer", as used in section 101(a) (26) of the Act, shall refer to a "consular officer” as defined in section 101(a) (9) of the Act and this section. Consular officer. "Consular officer", as defined in section 101(a)(9) of the Act, shall include commissioned consular officers, the District Administrators of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Naval Administrator, United States Naval Administration Unit Saipan District, the Director of the Visa Office of the Department and such other officers of the Department as he shall designate for the purpose of issuing nonimmigrant visas, but shall not include a consular agent, an attaché or assistant attaché. Department. "Department” means the Department of State of the United States of America. Diplomatic passport. "Diplomatic passport" means a national passport bearing that title and issued by a competent authority of a foreign government. "Equivalent of a diplomatic passport" means a national passport, other than a specifically described diplomatic passport, which is issued by a competent authority of a foreign government and which indicates the career diplomatic or consular status of the bearer, the issuing government being one which does not issue diplomatic passports to its career diplomatic and consular officers. [Definition amended, Dept. Reg. 108.433, 25 F.R. 4577, May 25, 1960] means Diplomatic visa. "Diplomatic visa" a nonimmigrant visa of any classification bearing that title and issued to an alien in accordance with the regulations contained in this Part. Form FS-257. "Form FS-257" (Application for Nonimmigrant Visa and Alien Registration), shall be considered to include Form FS-257a. | Definition added, Dept. Reg. 108.488, 28 F.R. 274, Jan. 10, 1963] Government vessel or aircraft. "Government vessel or aircraft" means a vessel or aircraft operated directly by the Government of the United States with government personnel in connection with public business of a non-commercial and non-profit character, or a foreign-flag vessel or aircraft operated directly by a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, with foreign government personnel in connection with public business of a noncommercial and non-profit character. The term "government vessel or aircraft" shall not include a vessel or aircraft which is merely controlled or subsidized by a government, or one which is engaged in what would ordinarily be regarded as commercial shipping or commercial transportation. Immediate family. "Immediate family", as used in sections 101(a) (15) (A), 101 (a) (15) (G) and 212(d) (8) of the Act and with reference to classification under the symbols NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, and NATO-4, means close relatives who are members of the immediate family by blood, marriage, or adoption, who are not members of some other household, and who will reside regularly in the household of the principal alien. "Inter International organization. national organization" means any public international organization which has been designated by the President by Executive Order as being entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in the international Organizations Immunities Act. Official visa. "Official visa" means a nonimmigrant visa of any classification bearing that title and issued to an alien in accordance with the regulations contained in this Part. Passport. "Passport", as defined in section 101 (a) (30) of the Act, shall not be considered as limited to a national passport and shall not be considered as limited to a single document but may consist of two or more documents which, when considered together, fulfill the requirements of a passport as defined in section 101 (a) (30) of the Act: Provided, That permission to enter a foreign country must be issued by a competent authority and must be clearly valid for such purpose in order to meet the requirements of section 101(a) (30). A nonimmigrant unable to obtain a document issued by a competent authority which indicates his origin, identity, and nationality if any, may furnish the missing information to the best of his knowledge and belief, by presenting an affidavit which, when combined with the documentary evidence of admissibility into a foreign country, will suffice to meet the requirements of section 101(a) (30) of the Act. [Definition amended, Dept. Reg. 108.441, 25 F.R. 7018, July 23, 1960] Port of entry. "Port of entry" means a port or place designated by the Commissioner of Immigration and Natural |