DOS final rule: Visas: Waiver for Ineligible Nonimmigrants
“This rule incorporates a revision to the Immigration and Nationality Act made in section 5503(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relative to the grounds of inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for which consular officers or the Secretary of State may recommend that the Secretary of Homeland Security exercise discretionary waiver authority in the case of an applicant for a nonimmigrant visa. DATES: This rule is effective December 30, 2010.” Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 250 / Thursday, December 30, 2010.