---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 207.2"
title: "8"
number: "207.2"
heading: "Applicant processing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/207.2"
---

# §207.2. Applicant processing.

- (a) **Interview.** Each applicant 14 years old or older shall appear in person before an immigration officer for inquiry under oath to determine his or her eligibility for admission as a refugee.
- (b) **Medical examination.** Each applicant shall submit to a medical examination as required by sections [221(d)](/cfr/8/221.md?p=d) and [232(b)](/cfr/8/232.md?p=b) of the Act.
- (c) **Sponsorship.** Each applicant must be sponsored by a responsible person or organization. Transportation for the applicant from his or her present abode to the place of resettlement in the United States must be guaranteed by the sponsor.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 53783, Aug. 29, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1151, 1157, 1159, 1182; 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 45118, Sept. 10, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 53783, Aug. 29, 2011]