---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 264.6"
title: "8"
number: "264.6"
heading: "Application for a nonimmigrant arrival-departure record."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/264.6"
---

# §264.6. Application for a nonimmigrant arrival-departure record.

- (a) **Eligibility.** USCIS may issue a new or replacement arrival-departure record to a nonimmigrant who:
  - (1) Seeks to replace a lost or stolen record;
  - (2) Seeks to replace a mutilated record; or
  - (3) Was not issued an arrival-departure record pursuant to 8 CFR [235.1(h)(1)(i)](/cfr/8/235.1.md?p=h-1-i), [(iii)](/cfr/8/235.1.md?p=h-1-iii), [(iv)](/cfr/8/235.1.md?p=h-1-iv), or [(v)](/cfr/8/235.1.md?p=h-1-v) when last admitted as a nonimmigrant, and has not since been issued such record but now requires one.
- (b) **Application.** A nonimmigrant may request issuance or replacement of a nonimmigrant arrival-departure record by applying on the form designated by USCIS with the fee prescribed in [8 CFR 106.2](/cfr/8/106.2.md) and in accordance with the form instructions.
- (c) **Processing.** A pending application filed under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is temporary evidence of registration. If the application is approved, USCIS will issue an arrival-departure document. There is no appeal from the denial of this application.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 53795, Aug. 29, 2011, as amended at 85 FR 46927, Aug. 3, 2020; 91 FR 39332, June 29, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1201, 1302-1305; 8 CFR part 2.

### Amendments

[76 FR 53795, Aug. 29, 2011, as amended at 85 FR 46927, Aug. 3, 2020; 91 FR 39332, June 29, 2026]