{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-40.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 40.2","heading":"Documentation of nationals.","body":"(a) Nationals of the United States. A national of the United States shall not be issued a visa or other documentation as an alien for entry into the United States.\n(b) Former Nationals of the United States. A former national of the United States who seeks to enter the United States must comply with the documentary requirements applicable to aliens under the INA.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER E—VISAS","PART 40—REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"7172b9647f2a075d73c3baeb21e3192687f229e36dd00eafe3327c1c732a3bf9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-40.1","next":"us/22-cfr-40.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}