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| Written by Jennifer Hopkins | |
| Friday, 26 March 2004 | |
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On March 18, 2004, an "Interim Final Rule" was published in the Federal Register by the Department of State, currently open for comments until May 17, 2004, to eliminate "crew list visas" which would be effective on June 16, 2004.
Pursuant to Section 101(a)(15)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), "aliens serving in good faith as crewmen on board a vessel (other than a fishing vessel having its home port or an operating base in the United States, unless temporarily landing in Guam) or aircraft" are exempted from being "deemed immigrants." Section 221(f) "permits an alien to enter...on the basis of a crew manifest that has been visaed by a consular officer." This section does not specify that the entire crew manifest be admitted, and authorizes a consular officer to "deny admission to any individual alien..." Previously, based upon these sections, there was a "Crew List Visa." However, citing security reasons, the State Department will now eliminate the "Crew List Visa" with the following new rule. Instead, "each crewmember...will be required to complete the nonimmigrant visa application forms, submit a valid passport and undergo an interview and background checks." The Federal Register document can be found at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.shtml, and search for "22 CFR Part 41." |
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