{"data":{"id":"us/8-u.s.c.-1301","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 U.S.C. § 1301","heading":"Alien seeking entry; contents","body":"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.","path":["Title 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY","CHAPTER 12—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc08@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:57Z","sha256":"8c8d0b49afa7c0f25174e2d19c2304a126ab66a788cf5ae578d7aa99f2ac517d","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-u.s.c.-1288","next":"us/8-u.s.c.-1302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}