{"data":{"id":"us/8-u.s.c.-1775","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 U.S.C. § 1775","heading":"Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State","body":"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.","path":["Title 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY","CHAPTER 15—ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM"],"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":"12ffac18427c2c5d0adee6d4c6f8d3f7cbef10903318d8c3d025d3529132cae2","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/8-u.s.c.-1774","next":"us/8-u.s.c.-1776"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}