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8 U.S.C. 1181: Admission of immigrants into the United States

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-236. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1151, 8 U.S.C. 1182, 8 U.S.C. 1230.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (3), Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–649 substituted "1182(a)(7)(A)" for "1182(a)(20)". · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–212, §202(1), inserted reference to subsection (c) of this section. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–212, §202(2), added subsec. (c). · (c)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–571 substituted reference to section 1101 "(a)(27)(A)" of this title for "(a)(27)(B)". · (b)

    1965

    • Pub. L. 89–236 restated requirement of an unexpired visa and passport for every immigrant arriving in United States to conform to the changes with respect to the classification of immigrant visas. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 89–236 substituted "returning resident immigrants, defined in section 1101(a)(27)(B) of this title, who are otherwise admissible", for "otherwise admissible aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who depart from the United States temporarily". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 89–236 repealed subsec. (c) which gave Attorney General discretionary authority to admit aliens who arrive in United States with defective visas under specified conditions. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 89–236 repealed subsec. (d) which imposed restrictions on exercise of Attorney General's discretion to admit aliens arriving with defective visas. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 89–236 repealed subsec. (e) which required every alien making application for admission as an immigrant to present the documents required under regulations issued by Attorney General. · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.