{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-221.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 221.1","heading":"Admission under bond.","body":"The district director having jurisdiction over the intended place of residence of an alien may accept a bond on behalf of an alien defined in section 101(a)(15)(B) or (F) of the Act prior to the issuance of a visa to the alien or upon receipt of a request directly from a U.S. consular officer or upon presentation by an interested person of a notification from the consular officer requiring such a bond; such a bond also may be accepted by the district director with jurisdiction over the port of entry or preinspection station where inspection of the alien takes place. Upon acceptance of such a bond, the district director shall notify the United States consular officer who requested the bond, giving the date and place of acceptance and amount of the bond. All bonds given as a condition of admission of an alien under section 221(g) of the Act shall be executed on Form I-352. For procedures relating to bond riders, acceptable sureties, cancellation, or breaching of bonds, see § 103.6 of this chapter.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS","PART 221—ADMISSION OF VISITORS OR STUDENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"23e51033884a3d0eff22a2aeef7597397c77b1e4d9ede567e03c2539ce2a4cc5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-217.7","next":"us/8-cfr-223.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}