---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 215.23"
title: "8"
number: "215.23"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/215.23"
---

# §215.23. Definitions.


The following definitions apply for purposes of this subpart.

- (a) **Covered alien.** A covered alien is a nonimmigrant alien who holds a passport issued by an EVUS country (as defined in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section) containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of a designated category.
- (b) **Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS).** The Electronic Visa Update System (EVUS) is the electronic system used by a covered alien to provide required information to DHS after the receipt of his or her visa of a designated category.
- (c) **EVUS country.** An EVUS country is a country that has been identified for inclusion in EVUS, through publication of a notice in the Federal Register, by the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of State.
- (d) **Notification of compliance.** A notification of compliance is a verification from CBP that a covered alien has successfully enrolled in EVUS. A notification of compliance is a positive determination that an alien's visa is:
  - (1) Not automatically provisionally revoked pursuant to [22 CFR 41.122(b)(3)](/cfr/22/41.122.md?p=b-3); and
  - (2) **Is considered valid for travel to the United States as of the time of notification.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 72491, Oct. 20, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 202(4), 236; 8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1104, 1184, 1185 (pursuant to Executive Order 13323, 69 FR 241, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 278), 1357, 1365a and note, 1365b, 1379, 1731-32; and 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 65516, Oct. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted.