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Part VII
Department of Justice
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
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8 CFR Parts 212, 231, 235 and 286
Department of State
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22 CFR Part 41
Removal of Visa and Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent Residents of
Canada and Bermuda; Interim Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
8 CFR Parts 212, 231, 235 and 286
[INS No. 2202-02]
RIN 1115-AG68
Removal of Visa and Passport Waiver for Certain Permanent
Residents of Canada and Bermuda
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(Service) regulations by providing that residents of Canada or Bermuda
having a common nationality with Canadian nationals or with British
subjects in Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport and
visa when applying for admission to the United States. Nationals of
Ireland and British Commonwealth countries, who reside in Canada, will
be affected by this change. The Service is taking this action, revoking
the prior passport and visa exemption for these individuals, in
conjunction with the Department of State. (See Department of State
regulations published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.)
This rule is intended to increase security and safeguard the United
States.
DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective March 17, 2003.
Comment date: Written comments must be submitted on or before April
1, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to the Director, Regulations,
Forms and Services Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
425 I Street, NW., Room 4034, Washington, DC, 20536. To ensure proper
handling, please reference the INS No. 2202-02 on your correspondence.
You may also submit comments electronically to the Service at
insregs@usdoj.gov. When submitting comments electronically, please
include INS No. 2202-02 in the subject box. Comments are available for
public inspection at the above location by calling (202) 514-3048 to
arrange for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Broughman, Assistant Chief
Inspector, Office of Inspections, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, 425 I Street, NW., Room 4064, Washington, DC 20536, telephone
(202) 514-3019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act)
permits the Attorney General and the Secretary of State (acting
jointly) to waive the passport and visa requirements of section
212(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7), for admission to the
United States in nonimmigrant status. This waiver may be granted on the
basis of reciprocity with respect to nationals of foreign contiguous
territories or adjacent islands or for residents of those territories
or islands who have a common nationality with those nationals.
Service regulations at 8 CFR 212.1(a) implement this waiver
authority for Canadian citizens, British subjects in Bermuda and
certain aliens from other islands. In addition, the current regulations
provide a waiver of the passport and visa requirements for residents of
Canada or Bermuda who have a common nationality with citizens of Canada
or with British subjects in Bermuda. This latter waiver includes
citizens of British Commonwealth countries as well as citizens of
Ireland. Nationals of 54 countries who reside in Canada or Bermuda
currently benefit from this waiver. Country List ``A'' following the
chart Current versus New Documentary Requirements lists the British
Commonwealth countries as of the publication date of this regulation.
This rule eliminates the existing waiver for aliens, who are
nationals of Ireland or the British Commonwealth countries listed
above, who reside in either Canada or Bermuda and are not citizens of
Canada or the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda.
Residents of Canada or Bermuda who are nationals of a designated
Visa Waiver country listed in Sec. 217.2(a), who present a valid
passport issued by that country, may continue to be admitted without a
visa if they are entering the United States for less than 90 days for
business or pleasure. Countries that have been designated as eligible
for the Visa Waiver Program may be found in Country List ``B'' after
the chart ``Current versus New Documentary Requirements'.
This rule does not alter existing waivers of passport and visa for
Canadian citizens or for British subjects in Bermuda. In amending Sec.
212.1(a), it is broken into subsections (1) through (4) to make the
documentary requirements clearer to the reader. This rule makes no
changes to the current documentary requirements for Bahamian nationals
or British subjects resident in The Bahamas or British subjects
resident in the Cayman Islands or in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The following chart shows the current and new documentary
requirements for residents of Canada and Bermuda.
Current versus New Documentary Requirements
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And the purpose of your
visit to the U.S. (and Then the change this And you will need the
If you are: time of stay, if rule makes from current following to enter the
applicable) is: INS regulations is: U.S.:
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1. Canadian citizen Non-immigrant visitor No change from current Identification; If
(except E-1, E-2-- regulations coming from outside
treaty trader--and K-1 the Western Hemisphere
through K-4--spouses a passport is
and fiance(e)s of U.S. required. (The
citizens) following nonimmigrant
classifications
require a passport and
visa: E-1, E-2, K-1, K-
2, K-3, K-4. See INA
Section 101(a).)
2. Permanent resident of Canada or Non-immigrant.......... Change to now require a Valid passport and
Bermuda who is a citizen of a valid passport and valid nonimmigrant
British Commonwealth country-- valid nonimmingrant visa.
Country List ``A'' visa
3. Citizen of a country participating Non-immigrant visitor No change from current Valid passport.
in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for business or regulations
regardless of place of residence-- pleasure for less than
Country List ``B'' 90 days
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4. Citizen of a country participating Non-immigrant visitor No change from current Valid passport and
in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for business or regulations. valid visas in the
regardless of place of residence-- pleasure for more than appropriate
Country List ``B'' 90 days or for any classification
other nonimmigrant (Section 101(a)(15) of
purpose the INA).
5. Citizen of the British Overseas Nonimmigrant........... No change from current Evidence of
Territory of Bermuda regulations citizenship; if coming
from outside the
Western Hemisphere a
passport is required.
6. Citizen of an country, other than Nonimmigrant........... No change from current Valid passport and
Canada or Bermuda, not listed in regulation. valid non-immigrant
Country List ``B'', Visa Waiver visa.
Countries
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The following list of countries comprises Country List ``A''--
British Commonwealth Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon,
Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji Islands, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New
Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines, Swaziland, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Tonga, Trinidad
and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of
Tanzania, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
The following list of countries comprises Country List ``B''--Visa
Waiver Program countries (see 8 CFR 217.2): Andorra, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
The United Kingdom refers only to British citizens who have the
unrestricted right of permanent abode in the United Kingdom (England,
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of
Man); it does not refer to British overseas citizens, British dependent
territories' citizens, or citizens of British Commonwealth countries.
Elimination of the Passport and Visa Waiver for Nationals of
Commonwealth Countries or of Ireland who are Residents of Canada or
Bermuda
In light of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the
Service, in conjunction with the Department of State, has determined
that it is in the public interest to reconsider the existing waiver for
such aliens. Because the Department of State requires special clearance
procedures for nationals of some countries that are beneficiaries of
the waiver, the Department of State and the Service have determined
that requiring a passport and visa for these aliens will provide a
higher level of security for the United States. Current beneficiaries
of the waiver include nationals from countries with high rates of
documentary and immigration fraud and abuse and nationals from
countries with high nonimmigrant refusal rates. In many cases,
documents presented by beneficiaries of the waiver do not meet current
document security standards.
In view of these determinations, the Service is amending its
current nonimmigrant documentary regulations in Sec. 212.1(a) to
eliminate the passport and visa waiver for residents of Canada or
Bermuda who have a common nationality with citizens of Canada or with
British subjects in Bermuda. Accordingly, such nationals will be
required to present visas and passports when applying for admission to
the United States. The Service also notes that, as a result of
eliminating this existing waiver, these aliens will now be subject to 8
CFR 235.1(f)(1) and upon arrival shall be issued, upon payment of the
appropriate fee for land border admissions, a Form I-94 Arrival/
Departure Record as evidence of the terms of their admission.
Other Regulation Changes
In addition, the Service is changing the reference to ``British
subjects in Bermuda'' to British Overseas Territory citizens in
accordance with the British Overseas Territories Act of 2002.
In view of the elimination of the existing passport and visa
waiver, this rule makes necessary changes to other portions of the
regulations.
The interim rule amends Sec. 231.1(d) to require the residents of
Canada and Bermuda who are nationals of Ireland or British Commonwealth
countries, who are entering the United States for business or pleasure
to complete the Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record.
As a result of the requirement for a passport and nonimmigrant
visa, residents of Canada who must present those documents for
admission to the United States will no longer be eligible for a
Canadian Border Boat Landing Permit (Form I-68) described in Sec.
235.1(e). United States citizens, Canadian citizens and those residents
of Canada who are nationals of a designated Visa Waiver country listed
in Sec. 217.2(a) will continue to be eligible for the Canadian Boat
Landing Permit.
Service regulations at 8 CFR 286.9(b) regarding the payment of a
fee for a Form I-68, Canadian Border Boat Landing Permit, Sec.
286.9(b) are being revised to remove the reference to lawful permanent
resident of Canada having a common nationality with Canadians since
this group of aliens will no longer be eligible for the program.
Good Cause Exception
The Service's implementation of this rule as an interim rule, with
provisions for post-promulgation public comments, is based on the
``good cause'' exceptions found at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). Implementation
of this rule as an interim rule is necessary to ensure the national
security needs of the United States. Specifically, the implementation
of the passport and visa requirement on aliens residing in Canada or
Bermuda including those aliens who are nationals of countries that
require special clearance procedures, nationals of countries with high
rates of documentary and immigration fraud and abuse, and nationals
from countries with high nonimmigrant refusal rates, will ensure that
these applicants for admission are properly screened via the Department
of State's visa issuance process prior to arrival at a port-of-entry
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to the United States and possess positive evidence of their identity
and the intended purpose of their stay in the United States upon such
arrival. This will lessen the possibility that persons who pose
security risks to the United States and other potential immigration
violators may improperly gain admission to the United States. There is
reasonable concern that publication of the rule as a proposed rule
could lead to an increase in applications for admissions by mala fide
non-citizen residents of Canada or Bermuda seeking to avoid the
passport requirement and consular screening process during the period
between the publication of a proposed and a final rule. Accordingly,
the Service finds that it is impracticable and contrary to the public
interest to publish this rule with prior notice and comment period.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, in
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has
reviewed this regulation and, by approving it, certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. This rule removes the passport and visa waiver for
certain residents of Canada and Bermuda having a common nationality
with Canadian nationals or with British subjects in Bermuda
respectively. Residents of Canada or Bermuda who are affected by the
rule will be required to obtain a passport and nonimmigrant visa for
entry to the United States. This rule will affect individual
nonimmigrant aliens who are not considered small entities as that term
is defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any one year, and it will not significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996. This rule will not
result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a
major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on
the ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-
based companies in domestic and export markets.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is considered by the Department of Justice, Immigration
and Naturalization Service to be a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866, section 3(f), Regulatory Planning and
Review. Accordingly this regulation has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review.
By requiring residents of Canada and Bermuda who are citizens of
British Commonwealth countries to have a passport and nonimmigrant visa
to enter the United States, they will also be required to complete Form
I-94, Arrival/Departure Record and pay the appropriate fee, currently
$6, at land border ports-of-entry. For those residents who travel
frequently from Canada to the United States, the Service may issue the
Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record, allowing multiple entries.
The Service estimates approximately 1 million British Commonwealth
nationals are living as permanent residents of Canada, and that there
will be approximately 500,000 entries to the United States each year at
land border ports-of-entry. Based on this total annual estimate of
500,000 entries of British Commonwealth nationals, the Service
anticipates that the additional fees collected from Form I-94s, issued
to these residents of Canada who are British commonwealth nationals,
may amount to as much as 3 million dollars per year.
The Service believes inspections staffing already planned for the
affected land border ports-of-entry will be sufficient to accommodate
the workload that will be generated by the British Commonwealth
nationals, an no increased staff payroll costs will be incurred to
inspect and process the 500,000 annual estimated applicants.
Because currently planned staffing will be sufficient to
accommodate the increased numbers of applicants, a cost benefit would
accrue from the collection of the Form I-94 fee from British
Commonwealth nationals. The cost benefit would result by offsetting
part of the current payroll subsidy that is required because current
Form I-94 fees do not fully recover the costs of the associated
inspections operations.
Therefore, the collection of the fee from British Commonwealth
nationals will serve to improve border security and will also
contribute to clearer fiscal as well as operational separation of the
inspections enforcement operations from the immigration service
operations associated with Form I-94 applications. $3 million in new
collections will fund the annual payroll cost of 48 of approximately 74
currently subsidized inspector positions at land border ports-of-entry.
As previously stated, the passport and visa requirement is being
imposed to increase security and safeguard the United States. The
events of September 11, 2001 resulted in the need to assess and
evaluate current practices in order to strengthen the law enforcement
and security interests of the United States. Requiring permanent
residents of Canada and Bermuda who are British Commonwealth nationals
to have a nonimmigrant visa will ensure that these applicants for
admission are properly screened via the Department of State's visa
issuance process prior to arrival at a port-of-entry to the United
States and possess positive evidence of their identity and the intended
purpose of their stay in the United States upon such arrival. This will
lessen the possibility that potential immigration violators or persons
who pose security risks to the United States may improperly gain
admission to the United States.
Of the 54 countries affected by this regulation, only 6, Australia,
Brunei, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom, are
eligible for the Visa Waiver Program. In order to be designated as a
participating Visa Waiver Program country, nationals of the country
must have a low refusal rate for U.S. visas. In addition, the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Secretary of State must determine
that the country's designation for the Visa Waiver Program would not
compromise U.S. law enforcement or national security interests,
including interests in enforcing immigration laws.
Implementation of this regulation will align the visa requirement
for permanent residents of Canada or Bermuda who are nationals of the
British Commonwealth countries with that of other permanent residents
of Canada or Bermuda. All permanent residents of Canada or Bermuda who
are not citizens of Canada or Bermuda will require a passport and
nonimmigrant visa unless they are nationals of a country designated as
eligible for the Visa Waiver Program, in which case they will only
require a valid passport.
Executive Order 13132
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the National
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Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with section 6 of Executive Order 13132, it is determined
that this rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to
warrant the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.
Executive Order 12988 Civil Justice Reform
This rule meets the applicable standards set forth in sections 3(a)
and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, all
Departments are required to submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), for review and approval, any reporting or recordkeeping
requirements inherent in a rule. This rule does not impose any new
reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction
Act. The OMB previously approved the information collection
requirements contained in this rule for use. INS has submitted changes
to the burden hours with regards to Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record
and Form I-68, Canadian Border Boat Landing Permit. As a result of this
regulation, the burden hours associated with Form I-94 have increased
by 33,000 total annual hours. The OMB control number associated with
Form I-94 collection is 1115-0077. The burden hours associated with
Form I-68 have decreased by 830 hours. The OMB control number
associated with Form I-68 is 1115-0065.
List of Subjects
8 CFR Part 212
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Immigration,
Passports and visas, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 231
Air carriers, Aliens, Maritime carriers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 235
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Immigration,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
8 CFR Part 286
Air carriers, Immigration, Maritime carriers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, chapter I of title 8 of the Code of Federal
Regulations is amended as follows:
PART 212--DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: NONIMMIGRANTS; WAIVERS;
ADMISSION OF CERTAIN INADMISSIBLE ALIENS; PAROLE
1. The authority citation for part 212 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1102, 1103, 1182, 1184, 1187, 1225,
1226, 1127; 8 CFR part 2.
2. In Sec. 212.1, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 212.1 Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants.
* * * * *
(a) Citizens of Canada or Bermuda, Bahamian nationals or British
subjects resident in certain islands.
(1) Canadian citizens. A passport is not required except after a
visit outside of the Western Hemisphere. A visa is not required.
(2) Citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. A
passport is not required except after a visit outside of the Western
Hemisphere. A visa is not required.
(3) Bahamian nationals or British subjects resident in the Bahamas.
A passport is required. A visa required of such an alien unless, prior
to or at the time of embarkation for the United States on a vessel or
aircraft, the alien satisfied the examining U.S. immigration officer at
the Bahamas, that he or she is clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to
admission, under section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
in all other respects.
(4) British subjects resident in the Cayman Islands or in the Turks
and Caicos Islands. A passport is required. A visa is required of such
an alien unless he or she arrives directly from the Cayman Islands or
the Turks and Caicos Islands and presents a current certificate from
the Clerk of Court of the Cayman Islands or the Turks and Caicos
Islands indicating no criminal record.
* * * * *
PART 231--ARRIVAL-DEPARTURE MANIFESTS AND LISTS; SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
3. The authority citation for part 231 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1182, 1221, 1228, 1229; 8 CFR
Part 2.
4. Section 231.1, is amended by:
a. Revising the last sentence in paragraph (d) introductory text;
and by
b. Removing paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 231.1 Arrival manifest for passengers.
* * * * *
(d) * * * Citizens of Canada or the British Overseas Territory of
Bermuda are not required to complete the departure portion of the Form
I-94 if they are entering the United States for business or pleasure
under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Act, and intend to remain in the
United States for less than 6 months.
* * * * *
PART 235--INSPECTION OF PERSONS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION
5. The authority citation for part 235 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1182, 1183, 1201, 1224, 1225,
1226, 1227, 1228, 1252; 8 CFR part 2.
6. Section 235.1 is amended by:
a. Revising paragraph (e) introductory text;
b. Revising paragraph (e)(1)(v); and by
c. Revising the last sentence in paragraph (e)(5)(ii).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 235.1 Scope of examination.
* * * * *
(e) U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States,
and other aliens, entering the United States along the northern border,
other than at a port-of-entry. A citizen of Canada or a permanent
resident of Canada who is a national of a country listed in Sec.
217.2(a) of this chapter may, if in possession of a valid, unexpired,
Canadian Border Boat Landing Permit (Form I-68) or evidence of
enrollment in any other Service Alternative Inspections program (e.g.,
the Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated
Service System (INSPASS) or the Port Passenger Accelerated Service
System (PORTPASS)), enter the United States by means of a pleasure
craft along the northern border of the United States from time-to-time
without further inspection. No persons other than those described in
this paragraph may participate in this program. Permanent residents of
Canada who are nationals of a designated Visa Waiver Program country
listed in Sec. 217.2(a) of this chapter must be in possession of a
valid, unexpired passport issued by his or her country of nationality,
and an unexpired multiple entry Form I-94W, Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver
Arrival/Departure Form, or an unexpired passport, valid unexpired
United States visa and I-94 Arrival/Departure Form. When an entry to
the United States is made by a person who is a Canadian citizen or a
permanent resident of
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Canada who is a national of a designated Visa Waiver Program country
listed in Sec. 217.2(a) of this chapter, entry may be made under this
program only for a purpose as described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(ii) of
the Act as a visitor for pleasure. Persons seeking to enter the United
States for any other purpose must do so at a port-of-entry staffed by
immigration inspectors. Persons aboard a vessel which has crossed the
international boundary between the United States and Canada and who do
not intend to land in the United States, other than at a staffed port-
of-entry, are not required to be in possession of Form I-68, Canadian
Border Boat Landing Permit, or evidence of enrollment in an Alternative
Inspections program merely because they have crossed the international
boundary. However, the Service retains the right to conduct inspections
or examinations of all persons applying for admission or readmission to
or seeking transit through the United States in accordance with the
Act.
(1) * * *
(v) A permanent resident of Canada who is a national of a Visa
Waiver Program may apply for admission simultaneously with the Form I-
68 application and thereby obtain a Form I-94 or I-94W.
* * * * *
(5) * * *
(ii) * * * Participants who are permanent residents of Canada who
are nationals of a Visa Waiver Program country listed in Sec. 217.2(a)
of this chapter must also be in possession of proper documentation as
described in paragraph (e) of this section.
* * * * *
PART 286--IMMIGRATION USER FEE
7.The authority citation for part 286 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1356; 8 CFR part 2.
8. Section 286.9 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(4).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 286.9 Fee for processing applications and issuing documentation
at land border Ports-of-Entry.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(4) A citizen or lawful permanent resident alien of the United
States or a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada who is a
national of a designated Visa Waiver Program country listed in Sec.
217.2(a) of this chapter who requests Form I-68, Canadian Border Boat
Landing Permit, pursuant to Sec. 235.1(e) of this chapter, for entry
to the United States from Canada as an eligible pleasure boater on a
designated body of water, must remit the required fee at the time of
application for Form I-68.
Dated: January 24, 2003.
Michael J. Garcia,
Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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