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title: "8 U.S.C. § 1775"
description: "Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State"
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title_number: 8
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# 8 U.S.C. § 1775 - Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
## Text
The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.], without regard to whether the application was approved or denied.
(Pub. L. 107173, title VI, § 606, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 565.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of this title and Tables.