State Department
Section 212(d)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) permits the Secretary of State, acting jointly with the Attorney General, to waive the visa and passport requirement of INA 212(a)(7)(B) for certain aliens in direct transit through the United States. This waiver allows an alien to transit the United States without a passport and visa provided the alien is traveling on a carrier signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in accordance with INA 233(c) and bears documentation establishing identity and nationality which permits the alien's entry into another country. This rule removes Russia from the list of countries that are ineligible to transit without visa (TWOV) that was published on January 5, 2001 at 66 FR 1033.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State 22 CFR Part 41 [Public Notice 3697] AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: Section 212(d)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) permits the Secretary of State, acting jointly with the Attorney General, to waive the visa and passport requirement of INA 212(a)(7)(B) for certain aliens in direct transit through the United States. This waiver allows an alien to transit the United States without a passport and visa provided the alien is traveling on a carrier signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in accordance with INA 233(c) and bears documentation establishing identity and nationality which permits the alien's entry into another country. This rule removes Russia from the list of countries that are ineligible to transit without visa (TWOV) that was published on January 5, 2001 at 66 FR 1033 . DATES: Effective Date: This interim rule is effective June 15, 2001. Comment Date: Written comments may be submitted sixty days from August 14, 2001. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, in duplicate, to the H. Edward Odom, Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0106; or e-mail: odomhe@state.gov . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. Edward Odom, Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Office, Room L603-C, SA-1, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, or phone (202) 663-1204…
Citation: 66 FR 32540
