1. Section 264(e) of the INA requires every alien, including permanent residents, eighteen years of age or over, shall at all times carry their "registration" documents with them. Registration documents include: Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record and Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card. Persons who fail to comply with this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction for each offense be fined not exceeding $100.00 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days or both.

2. Effective immediately, all male nonimmigrant visa applicants between the ages of 16 and 45, regardless of nationality and regardless of where they apply, must complete and submit a DS-157 in addition to the Nonimmigrant Visa Application (DS-156, which replaced the Form OF-156). The DS-157 is used in conjunction with the DS-156 to determine visa classification and eligibility. The consular officers reserve the right to require a DS-157 from any applicant for any visa classification. These forms may be downloaded from: http://www.travel.state.gov/DS-0156.pdf http://www.travel.state.gov/DS-0157.pdf

3. U.S. Passports will no longer be issued abroad. All passports, except those required for urgent travel, will be issued in the United States using the new more secure photo-digitized imaging system. Effective April 8, 2002, American citizens residing or traveling abroad, who require issuance of a U.S. passport, will be issued the latest, state-of-the-art passport. It incorporates a digitized image with other enhanced security features. Because this technology is not available at U.S. embassies and consulates, overseas passport issuance is being transferred to the National Passport Processing Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. These more secure passports will help minimize the misuse of American passports by criminals, terrorists, and others. U.S. embassies and consulates will continue to issue passports that are needed for urgent travel. However, such passports will be limited in validity, and cannot be extended. Bearers will be required to exchange, at no additional cost, their limited-validity passports for a full-validity digitized passports upon completion of their urgent travel. Further information can be obtained at http://travel.state.gov

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