---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 40.2"
title: "22"
number: "40.2"
heading: "Documentation of nationals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/40.2"
---

# §40.2. Documentation of nationals.

- (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.
- (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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104, 1182, 1183a, 1641

### Source

Source: 56 FR 30422, July 2, 1991, unless otherwise noted.