Magna Graecia: Foreign passports validity; list of countries,
[Federal Register: August 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 151)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4075] (TE)
Bureau of Consular Affairs; Certain Foreign Passports Validity
In accordance with section 212(a)(7)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)), a nonimmigrant alien who makes an application for a visa or for admission into the United States is required to possess a passport that: (1) Is valid for a minimum of six months beyond the date of the expiration of the initial period of the alien's admission into the United States or contemplated initial period of stay and, (2) authorizes the alien to return to the country from which he or she came, or to proceed to
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and enter some other country during such period. Because of the foregoing requirement, certain competent authorities have agreed that their passports will be recognized as valid for the return of the bearer for a period of six months beyond the expiration date specified in the passport, thereby effectively extending the validity period of the foreign passport an additional six months beyond its expiration date, see 22 CFR 41.104(b).
This public notice adds Bolivia and Latvia to the list of competent authorities that have provided the necessary assurances to the Government of the United States. The updated list of competent authorities which have made the necessary assurances is shown below:
Table of Foreign Passports Recognized for Extended Validity
Algeria Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas, The Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cote D'Ivoire Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Guinea Hong Kong (Certificates of identity & passports) Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Korea Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Russia Senegal Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Venezuela Zimbabwe
Public Notice 3562 of February 2, 2001, published at 66 FR 8836 is hereby superseded.
Dated: July 8, 2002. Mary A. Ryan, Asssistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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