[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR42.64]

[Page 235]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 42--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart G--Application for Immigrant Visas
 
Sec. 42.64  Passport requirements.

    (a) Passport defined. Passport, as defined in INA 101(a)(30), is not 
limited to a national passport or to a single document. A passport may 
consist of two or more documents which, when considered together, 
fulfill the requirements of a passport, provided that documentary 
evidence of permission to enter a foreign country has been issued by a 
competent authority and clearly meets the requirements of INA 
101(a)(30).
    (b) Passport validity requirements. Except as provided in Sec. 42.2, 
every applicant for an immigrant visa shall present a passport, as 
defined in INA 101(a)(30), that is valid for at least 60 days beyond the 
period of validity of the visa. The 60-day additional validity 
requirement does not apply to an applicant who would be excepted as 
provided in Sec. 42.2 were it not for the fact that the applicant is 
applying in the country of which the applicant is a national and the 
possession of a passport is required for departure. Such an applicant 
may be issued a visa valid for 6 months or for such shorter period as 
will assure its expiration in unison with the passport.
    (c) A single passport including more than one person. The passport 
requirement of this section may be met by the presentation of a passport 
including more than one person, if such inclusion is authorized under 
the laws or regulations of the issuing authority and if a photograph of 
each person 16 years of age or over is attached to the passport by the 
issuing authority.

[52 FR 42613, Nov. 5, 1987; 53 FR 9112, Mar. 21, 1988, as amended at 63 
FR 48578, Sept. 11, 1998]