# 22 CFR § 40.3: Entry into areas under U.S. administration

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 40.3
- **Heading:** Entry into areas under U.S. administration
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER E—VISAS > PART 40—REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

An immigrant or nonimmigrant seeking to enter an area which is under U.S. administration but which is not within the “United States”, as defined in INA 101(a)(38), is not required by the INA to be documented with a visa unless the authority contained in INA 215 has been invoked.

## Nearby sections

- [22 CFR § 40.1 § 40.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.1.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.2 § 40.2 Documentation of nationals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.2.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.3 § 40.3 Entry into areas under U.S. administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.3.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.4 § 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.4.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.5 § 40.5 Limitations on the use of National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.5.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.6 § 40.6 Basis for refusal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.6.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.9 § 40.9 Classes of inadmissible aliens.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.9.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.11 § 40.11 Medical grounds of ineligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.11.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.21 § 40.21 Crimes involving moral turpitude and controlled substance violators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.21.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.22 § 40.22 Multiple criminal convictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.22.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.24 § 40.24 Prostitution and commercialized vice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.24.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.34 § 40.34 Immigrant membership in totalitarian party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.34.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.35 § 40.35 Participants in Nazi persecutions or genocide.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.35.md)
- [22 CFR § 40.41 § 40.41 Public charge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.41.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-40.3. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.