8 U.S.C. § 1301

Alien seeking entry; contents

No visa shall be issued to any alien seeking to enter the United States until such alien has been registered in accordance with section 1201(b) of this title .

( June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title II, ch. 7, § 261, 66 Stat. 223 ; Pub. L. 99–653, § 8 , Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3657 ; Pub. L. 100–525, § 8(g) , Oct. 24, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2617 .)