8 U.S.C.

8 U.S.C. — Aliens and Nationality

USC · 272 sections

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CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS§ 1 · 1 sectionCHAPTER 9-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS§ 351 · 1 sectionCHAPTER 12-IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY§§ 1101–1537 · 209 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 1101–1107 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION§§ 1151–1382 · 132 sectionsPart I-Selection System§§ 1151–1160 · 11 sectionsPart II-Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens§§ 1181–1189 · 16 sectionsPart III-Issuance of Entry Documents§§ 1201–1204 · 4 sectionsPart IV-Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal§§ 1221–1232 · 17 sectionsPart V-Adjustment and Change of Status§§ 1252–1260 · 13 sectionsPart VI-Special Provisions Relating to Alien Crewmen§§ 1281–1288 · 8 sectionsPart VII-Registration of Aliens§§ 1301–1306 · 6 sectionsPart VIII-General Penalty Provisions§§ 1321–1330 · 14 sectionsPart IX-Miscellaneous§§ 1351–1382 · 43 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION§§ 1401–1504 · 59 sectionsPart I-Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization§§ 1401–1409 · 10 sectionsPart II-Nationality Through Naturalization§§ 1421–1458 · 41 sectionsPart III-Loss of Nationality§§ 1481–1489 · 4 sectionsPart IV-Miscellaneous§§ 1501–1504 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-REFUGEE ASSISTANCE§§ 1521–1524 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL PROCEDURES§§ 1531–1537 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 13-IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE§§ 1551–1574 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-ORGANIZATION§§ 1551–1557 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS§§ 1571–1574 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 14-RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS§§ 1601–1646 · 19 sections (1 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS§§ 1611–1615 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS§§ 1621–1625 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-ATTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT§§ 1631–1632 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 1641–1646 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 15-ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM§§ 1701–1778 · 32 sections (1 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-FUNDING§§ 1711–1715 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING§§ 1721–1724 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-VISA ISSUANCE§§ 1731–1738 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-INSPECTION AND ADMISSION OF ALIENS§§ 1751–1753 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-FOREIGN STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS§§ 1761–1762 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS§§ 1771–1778 · 8 sections

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