Public Law 414 (Act of June 27, 1952; 66 Stat. 163)

SECTION 101. (a) As used in this Act— (1) The term "administrator" means the administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the Department of State.

(2) The term "advocates" includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.

(3) The term "alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.

(4) The term "application for admission" has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.

(5) The term "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States.

(6) The term "border crossing identification card" means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for

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(13) The term "advocates" includes advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in; and the giving, loaning, or promising of support or of money or anything of value to be used for advocating any doctrine shall be deemed to constitute the advocating of such doctrine. (Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, sec. 3.)

That the word "alien" wherever used in this Act shall include any person not a native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States; but this definition shall not be held to include Indians of the United States not taxed or citizens of the islands under the jurisdiction of the United States. (Act of 1917, sec. 1.)

The term "alien" includes any individual, not a native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States, but this definition shall not be held to include Indians of the United States not taxed, nor citizens of the islands under the jurisdiction of the United States. (Act of 1924, sec. 28 (b).)

For the purposes of the Immigration Act of 1917, the Immigration Act of 1924 (except section 13 (c)), this section, and all other laws of the United States relating to the immigration, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens, citizens of the Philippine Islands who are not citizens of the United States shall be considered as if they were aliens. (Act of March 24, 1934; 48 Stat. 456.)

The term "application for admission" has reference to the application for admission to the United States and not to the application for the issuance of the immigration visa. (Act of 1924, sec. 28 (j).)

The term "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States. (Nationality Act of 1940, sec. 102 (e).)

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its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations.

(7) The term "clerk of court" means

a clerk of a naturalization court.

(8) The terms "Commissioner" and "Deputy Commissioner" mean the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization and a Deputy Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, respectively.

(9) The term "consular officer" means any consular, diplomatic, or other officer of the United States designated under regulations prescribed under authority contained in this Act, for the purpose of issuing_immigrant or nonimmigrant visas. In cases of aliens, in the Canal Zone and the outlying possessions of the United States, the term "consular officer" means an officer designated by the Governor of the Canal Zone, or the governors of the outlying possessions, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or nonimmigrant visas under this Act.

(10) The term "crewman" means a person serving in any capacity on board a vessel or aircraft.

(11) The term "diplomatic visa" means a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

(12) The term "doctrine" includes, but is not limited to, policies, practices, purposes, aims, or procedures.

(13) The term "entry" means any coming of an alien into the United States, from a foreign port or place or from an outlying possession, whether voluntarily or otherwise, except that an alien having a lawful permanent residence in the United States shall not be regarded as making an entry into the United States for the purposes of the immigration laws if the alien proves to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that his departure to a foreign port or place or to an outlying possession was not intended or reasonably to be expected by him or his presence in a foreign port or place or in an outlying possession was not voluntary: Provided, That no person whose departure from the United States was occasioned by deportation proceedings, extradition, or other legal process shall be held to be entitled to such exception.

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The term "clerk of court" means a clerk of a naturalization court. (Nationality Act of 1940, sec. 102 (c).)

The terms "Commissioner" and "Depsioner of Immigration and Naturalizauty Commissioner" mean the Commistion and a Deputy Commissioner of Imtively. (Nationality Act of 1940, sec. migration and Naturalization, respec1^2 (d).)

The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. (Act of 1924, sec. 28; Alien Registration Act, 1940, sec. 38 (a) (2).)

(e) The term "consular officer" means any consular or diplomatic officer of the United States designated, under regulations prescribed under this Act, for the purpose of issuing immigration visas under this Act. In case of the Canal Zone and the insular possessions of the United States the term "consular officer" (except as used in section 24) means an officer designated by the President, or by his authority, for the purpose of issuing immigration visas under this Act. (Act of 1924, sec. 28 (e).)

That the term "seaman" as used in this Act shall include every person signed on the ship's articles and employed in any capacity on board any vessel arriving in the United States from any foreign port or place, (Act of 1917, sec. 1).

(16) The term "doctrine" includes, but is not limited to, policies, practices, purposes, aims, or procedures. (Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, sec. 3.)

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(14) The term "foreign state" includes outlying possessions of a foreign state, but self-governing dominions or territories under mandate or trusteeship shall be regarded as separate foreign states.

(15) The term "immigrant" means every alien except an alien who is within one of the following classes of nonimmigrant aliens

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SEC. 103. For the purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 404 of this Act, the term "foreign state" includes outlying possessions of a foreign state, but does not include self-governing dominions or territory under mandate, which, for the purposes of these subsections, shall be regarded as separate states. (Nationality Act of 1940, sec. 103.)

IMMIGRANT DEFINED

SEC. 3. When used in this Act the term "immigrant" means any alien departing from any place outside the United States destined for the United (A) (i) an ambassador, public States, except (1) an accredited official minister, or career diplomatic or con- of a foreign government recognized by sular officer who has been accredited the Government of the United States, by a foreign government recognized his family, attendants, servants, and de jure by the United States and who employees, (Act of 1924, sec. 3 (1)). is accepted by the President or by the Secretary of State, and the members of the alien's immediate family;

(ii) upon a basis of reciprocity, other officials and employees who have been accredited by a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, who are accepted by the Secretary of State, and the members of their immediate families; and

(iii) upon a basis of reciprocity, attendants, servants, personal employees, and members of their immediate families, of the officials and employees who have a nonimmigrant status under (i) and (ii) above;

(B) an alien (other than one coming for the purpose of study or of performing skilled or unskilled labor or as a representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media coming to engage in such vocation) having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning and who is visiting the United States temporarily for business or temporarily for pleasure;

(C) an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, or an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries, under the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 11 of the Headquarters Agreement with the United Nations (61 Stat. 758);

(D) an alien crewman serving in good faith as such in any capacity required for normal operation and

(2) an alien visiting the United States temporarily as a tourist or temporarily for business or pleasure, (Act of 1924, sec. 3 (2)).

(3) an alien in continuous transit through the United States, (Act of 1924, sec. 3 (3)).

(5) a bona fide alien seaman serving as such on a vessel arriving at a port of the United States and seeking to enter

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