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  2. Title 22 - Foreign Relations
  3. Chapter I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
  4. Subchapter E - VISAS
  5. Part 40 - REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED
  6. Subpart J - Aliens Previously Removed
  7. 22 CFR § 40.92
22 CFR § 40.92
Aliens unlawfully present
November 19, 2020
CFR

(a) 3-year bar. An alien described in INA 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I) shall be ineligible for a visa for 3 years following departure from the United States.

(b) 10-year bar. An alien described in INA 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II) shall be ineligible for a visa for 10 years following departure from the United States.

(c) Waiver. If a visa applicant is inadmissible under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section but appears to the consular officer to meet the prerequisites for seeking the benefits of INA 212(a)(9)(B)(v), the alien shall be informed of the procedure for applying to DHS for relief under that provision of law.

[62 FR 67568, Dec. 29, 1997]

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