§ 1102. — Diplomatic and semidiplomatic immunities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 8USC1102]
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1102. Diplomatic and semidiplomatic immunities
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for so long as they
continue in the nonimmigrant classes enumerated in this section, the
provisions of this chapter relating to ineligibility to receive visas
and the removal of aliens shall not be construed to apply to
nonimmigrants--
(1) within the class described in paragraph (15)(A)(i) of
section 1101(a) of this title, except those provisions relating to
reasonable requirements of passports and visas as a means of
identification and documentation necessary to establish their
qualifications under such paragraph (15)(A)(i), and, under such
rules and regulations as the President may deem to be necessary, the
provisions of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 1182(a)(3) of
this title;
(2) within the class described in paragraph (15)(G)(i) of
section 1101(a) of this title, except those provisions relating to
reasonable requirements of passports and visas as a means of
identification and documentation necessary to establish their
qualifications under such paragraph (15)(G)(i), and the provisions
of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 1182(a)(3) of this
title; and
(3) within the classes described in paragraphs (15)(A)(ii),
(15)(G)(ii), (15)(G)(iii), or (15)(G)(iv) of section 1101(a) of this
title, except those provisions relating to reasonable requirements
of passports and visas as a means of identification and
documentation necessary to establish their qualifications under such
paragraphs, and the provisions of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
section 1182(a)(3) of this title.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title I, Sec. 102, 66 Stat. 173; Pub. L. 100-
525, Sec. 9(b), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2619; Pub. L. 101-649, title
VI, Sec. 603(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5082; Pub. L. 102-232,
title III, Sec. 307(i), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1756; Pub. L. 104-208,
div. C, title III, Sec. 308(d)(4)(B), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-
617.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``removal'' for ``exclusion or
deportation'' in introductory provisions.
1991--Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 102-232 substituted ``subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of section 1182(a)(3) of this title'' for ``paragraph
(3) (other than subparagraph (E)) of section 1182(a) of this title''.
1990--Pars. (1) to (3). Pub. L. 101-649 substituted ``(3) (other
than subparagraph (E))'' for ``(27)'' in pars. (1) and (2), and
``paragraph (3) (other than subparagraph (E))'' for ``paragraphs (27)
and (29)'' in par. (3).
1988--Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-525 substituted ``documentation'' for
``documentaion''.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-208 effective, with certain transitional
provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180
days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 of Pub. L. 104-208, set out
as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-232 effective as if included in the
enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-649, see section
310(1) of Pub. L. 102-232, set out as a note under section 1101 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-649 applicable to individuals entering
United States on or after June 1, 1991, see section 601(e)(1) of Pub. L.
101-649, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Denial of Visas to Certain Representatives to United Nations
Pub. L. 101-246, title IV, Sec. 407, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 67,
provided that:
``(a) In General.--The President shall use his authority, including
the authorities contained in section 6 of the United Nations
Headquarters Agreement Act (Public Law 80-357) [Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 482,
set out as a note under 22 U.S.C. 287], to deny any individual's
admission to the United States as a representative to the United Nations
if the President determines that such individual has been found to have
been engaged in espionage activities directed against the United States
or its allies and may pose a threat to United States national security
interests.
``(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of subsection
(a) if the President determines, and so notifies the Congress, that such
a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.''
