[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR40.91]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 40_REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE 
 
                   Subpart J_Aliens Previously Removed
 
Sec.  40.91  Certain aliens previously removed.

    Source: 61 FR 59184, Nov. 21, 1996, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) 5-year bar. An alien who has been found inadmissible, whether as 
a result of a summary determination of inadmissibility at the port of 
entry under INA 235(b)(1) or of a finding of inadmissibility resulting 
from proceedings under INA 240 initiated upon the alien's arrival in the 
United States, shall be ineligible for a visa under INA 212(a)(9)(A)(i) 
for 5 years following such alien's first removal from the United States.
    (b) 10-year bar. An alien who has otherwise been removed from the 
United States under any provision of law, or who departed while an order 
of removal was in effect, is ineligible for a visa under INA 
212(a)(9)(A)(ii) for 10 years following such removal or departure from 
the United States.
    (c) 20-year bar. An alien who has been removed from the United 
States two or more times shall be ineligible for a visa under INA 
212(a)(9)(A)(i) or INA 212(a)(9)(A)(ii), as appropriate, for 20 years 
following the most recent such removal or departure.
    (d) Permanent bar. If an alien who has been removed has also been 
convicted of an aggravated felony, the alien is permanently ineligible 
for a visa under INA 212(a)(9)(A)(i) or 212(a)(9)(A)(ii), as 
appropriate.
    (e) Exceptions. An alien shall not be ineligible for a visa under 
INA 212(a)(9)(A)(i) or (ii) if the Secretary of Homeland Security has 
consented to the alien's application for admission.

[62 FR 67568, Dec. 29, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 64628, Nov. 23, 1998]