Federal · Title 8 — Aliens and Nationality
8 U.S.C. § 1775: Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
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The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act [ 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.], without regard to whether the application was approved or denied.
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