[Federal Register: January 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 19)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Consular Affairs
[Public Notice 2969]

 
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 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 Russia 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 who 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
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
LEBANON
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG
MADAGASCAR
MALAYSIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
MONACO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA (Diplomatic & official only)
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

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TOGO
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA

    Public Notice 2920 of October 24, 1998 published at 63 FR 60436 is 
hereby superseded.

    Dated: January 16, 1999.
Mary A. Ryan,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-2075 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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