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Search major Immigration and Nationality Act provisions by INA section, U.S. Code citation, topic, title, or keyword. This page is a public information index for orientation and administrative research. It is not legal advice.

110 Indexed provisions and grouped ranges

5 INA titles

29 Topic categories

July 12, 2026 Last MYITEDU review

Title I

General Provisions

8 U.S.C. §§ 1101-1107

Definitions, agency authority, diplomatic and State Department functions, and foundational administration rules.

Title II

Immigration

8 U.S.C. §§ 1151-1382

Immigrant selection, admission, inadmissibility, removal, adjustment, registration, employer sanctions, and enforcement provisions.

Title III

Nationality and Naturalization

8 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1504

Citizenship at birth, naturalization, derivative citizenship, loss of nationality, and nationality documentation.

Title IV

Miscellaneous and Refugee Assistance

8 U.S.C. §§ 1521-1525

Savings clauses, effective dates, and domestic refugee assistance programs including the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Title V

Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures

8 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1537

Special removal court procedures for certain terrorism-related cases involving protected information.

Searchable provisions

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INA	U.S. Code	Title / Chapter	Category	Heading	Administrative summary
INA § 101	8 U.S.C. § 1101	Title I General	Definitions	Definitions	Defines core immigration terms including alien, immigrant, nonimmigrant, child, conviction, aggravated felony, refugee, admission, and residence.
INA § 102	8 U.S.C. § 1102	Title I General	Administration	Applicability of title II to certain nonimmigrants	Addresses how certain Title II immigration provisions apply to selected nonimmigrant classes.
INA § 103	8 U.S.C. § 1103	Title I General	Administration	Powers and duties of DHS, DOJ, and State officials	Sets authority for administration and enforcement of immigration and nationality laws by designated federal officials.
INA § 104	8 U.S.C. § 1104	Title I General	Consular	Powers and duties of the Secretary of State	Addresses State Department and consular authority connected to visas and nationality functions.
INA § 105	8 U.S.C. § 1105	Title I General	Administration	Liaison with internal security officers	Concerns coordination and data exchange for internal security-related immigration functions.
INA § 106	8 U.S.C. § 1105a note / related provisions	Title I General	Humanitarian	Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain nonimmigrants	Provides employment authorization-related protections for certain abused spouses connected to specific nonimmigrant categories.
INA § 107	8 U.S.C. § 1107	Title I General	Administration	Additional report	Reporting provision appearing in the INA table of contents.
INA § 201	8 U.S.C. § 1151	Title II Selection System	Immigrant Visas	Worldwide level of immigration	Sets worldwide numerical levels for family-sponsored, employment-based, and diversity immigrants.
INA § 202	8 U.S.C. § 1152	Title II Selection System	Immigrant Visas	Numerical limitation to any single foreign state	Creates per-country limits and rules for chargeability and visa allocation.
INA § 203	8 U.S.C. § 1153	Title II Selection System	Immigrant Visas	Allocation of immigrant visas	Defines family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories, diversity allocation, and related immigrant visa priorities.
INA § 204	8 U.S.C. § 1154	Title II Selection System	Petitions	Procedure for granting immigrant status	Governs immigrant petition procedures, approvals, and related family/employment petition processes.
INA § 205	8 U.S.C. § 1155	Title II Selection System	Petitions	Revocation of approval of petitions	Authorizes revocation of approved immigrant petitions under statutory and regulatory standards.
INA § 206	8 U.S.C. § 1156	Title II Selection System	Immigrant Visas	Unused immigrant visas	Addresses treatment of unused immigrant visa numbers.
INA § 207	8 U.S.C. § 1157	Title II Selection System	Humanitarian	Annual admission of refugees	Covers annual refugee admissions and emergency refugee admission authority.
INA § 208	8 U.S.C. § 1158	Title II Selection System	Humanitarian	Asylum	Sets asylum application rules, eligibility, bars, safe third country concepts, and related procedures.
INA § 209	8 U.S.C. § 1159	Title II Selection System	Adjustment	Adjustment of status of refugees	Provides adjustment rules for refugees and asylees.
INA § 210	8 U.S.C. § 1160	Title II Selection System	Special Programs	Special agricultural workers	Historical/special legalization provisions for certain agricultural workers.
INA § 211	8 U.S.C. § 1181	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Admission	Documentary requirements	Sets documentary requirements for immigrants, including visas and related entry documents.
INA § 212	8 U.S.C. § 1182	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Inadmissibility	Inadmissibility and waivers	Lists grounds of inadmissibility, including health, criminal, security, public charge, labor, fraud, prior removal, unlawful presence, and waiver provisions.
INA § 213	8 U.S.C. § 1183	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Admission	Admission on bond	Addresses admission of certain persons on bond.
INA § 213A	8 U.S.C. § 1183a	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Affidavit of Support	Sponsor affidavit of support	Creates requirements and enforceability for Form I-864-style affidavit of support sponsorship.
INA § 214	8 U.S.C. § 1184	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Nonimmigrants	Admission of nonimmigrants	Governs temporary nonimmigrant admissions and many visa-specific rules, including F, H, L, O, P, and related classifications.
INA § 215	8 U.S.C. § 1185	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Admission	Travel documentation of aliens and citizens	Addresses travel-control documentation for citizens and noncitizens.
INA § 216	8 U.S.C. § 1186a	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Permanent Residence	Conditional permanent residence for certain spouses and children	Creates conditional residence rules for certain marriage-based permanent residents and removal of conditions.
INA § 216A	8 U.S.C. § 1186b	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Permanent Residence	Conditional permanent residence for certain entrepreneurs	Creates conditional permanent residence rules for certain investor/entrepreneur cases.
INA § 217	8 U.S.C. § 1187	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Nonimmigrants	Visa Waiver Program	Establishes the Visa Waiver Program and related admission limitations.
INA § 218	8 U.S.C. § 1188	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Employment	H-2A temporary agricultural workers	Provides rules for admission of temporary H-2A agricultural workers.
INA § 219	8 U.S.C. § 1189	Title II Admission Qualifications and Travel Control	Security	Foreign terrorist organization designation	Addresses designation of foreign terrorist organizations.
INA § 221	8 U.S.C. § 1201	Title II Issuance of Entry Documents	Consular	Issuance of visas	Covers visa issuance, visa validity, revocation, and related consular visa mechanics.
INA § 222	8 U.S.C. § 1202	Title II Issuance of Entry Documents	Consular	Applications for visas	Sets visa application requirements and applicant information rules.
INA § 223	8 U.S.C. § 1203	Title II Issuance of Entry Documents	Travel Documents	Reentry permits	Addresses reentry permits and related travel documents.
INA § 224	8 U.S.C. § 1204	Title II Issuance of Entry Documents	Immigrant Visas	Immediate relative and special immigrant visas	Addresses immediate relative and special immigrant visa-related procedures.
INA § 231	8 U.S.C. § 1221	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Passenger lists and departure records	Covers arrival/departure passenger lists and certain resident departure records.
INA § 232	8 U.S.C. § 1222	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Detention for physical and mental examination	Authorizes detention for medical or mental examination in admission contexts.
INA § 233	8 U.S.C. § 1223	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Entry through foreign territory and landing stations	Addresses entry through adjacent territory and landing station issues.
INA § 234	8 U.S.C. § 1224	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Ports of entry for civil aircraft	Covers designation of ports of entry for civil aircraft arrivals.
INA § 235	8 U.S.C. § 1225	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Inspection and expedited removal	Governs inspection of applicants for admission, expedited removal, credible fear/referral contexts, and admission processing.
INA § 235A	8 U.S.C. § 1225a	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Preinspection at foreign airports	Authorizes preinspection arrangements at certain foreign airports.
INA § 236	8 U.S.C. § 1226	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Detention	Apprehension and detention	Addresses arrest, custody, detention, release, and mandatory detention provisions for certain noncitizens.
INA § 236A	8 U.S.C. § 1226a	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Security	Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists	Special detention rules for suspected terrorism-related cases.
INA § 237	8 U.S.C. § 1227	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Deportability grounds	Lists grounds of deportability for admitted noncitizens, including status violations, criminal grounds, document fraud, security, public charge, and voting issues.
INA § 238	8 U.S.C. § 1228	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Expedited removal of aggravated felons	Provides expedited removal procedures for certain aggravated felony convictions and related cases.
INA § 239	8 U.S.C. § 1229	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Initiation of removal proceedings	Sets Notice to Appear requirements and rules for initiating removal proceedings.
INA § 240	8 U.S.C. § 1229a	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Removal proceedings	Establishes removal proceedings before immigration judges, burdens, evidence rules, and decision framework.
INA § 240A	8 U.S.C. § 1229b	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Relief	Cancellation of removal and adjustment	Creates cancellation of removal for certain permanent residents and nonpermanent residents and related adjustment relief.
INA § 240B	8 U.S.C. § 1229c	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Relief	Voluntary departure	Provides voluntary departure authority and consequences for failure to depart.
INA § 240C	8 U.S.C. § 1229d	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Admission	Records of admission	Addresses records of admission in immigration proceedings.
INA § 241	8 U.S.C. § 1231	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Removal	Detention and removal after final order	Governs detention, removal period, supervision, reinstatement, and related post-order removal rules.
INA § 242	8 U.S.C. § 1252	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Judicial Review	Judicial review of removal orders	Sets federal court review rules, petitions for review, jurisdiction limits, and related removal-order review procedures.
INA § 243	8 U.S.C. § 1253	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Penalties	Penalties relating to removal	Provides penalties related to failure or refusal to depart and related removal violations.
INA § 244	8 U.S.C. § 1254a	Title II Inspection, Apprehension, Examination, Exclusion, and Removal	Humanitarian	Temporary Protected Status	Creates Temporary Protected Status rules for designated countries and eligible nationals.
INA § 245	8 U.S.C. § 1255	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Adjustment	Adjustment of status	Governs adjustment to lawful permanent residence inside the United States, including eligibility, bars, and special subsections such as 245(i).
INA § 245A	8 U.S.C. § 1255a	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Special Programs	Adjustment for certain entrants before January 1, 1982	Historical legalization adjustment provisions for certain pre-1982 entrants.
INA § 246	8 U.S.C. § 1256	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Adjustment	Rescission of adjustment	Addresses rescission of adjustment of status under specified conditions.
INA § 247	8 U.S.C. § 1257	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Adjustment	Adjustment to nonimmigrant status	Covers adjustment of certain resident aliens to nonimmigrant status.
INA § 248	8 U.S.C. § 1258	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Nonimmigrants	Change of nonimmigrant classification	Provides statutory basis for changing from one nonimmigrant classification to another.
INA § 249	8 U.S.C. § 1259	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Adjustment	Registry	Allows certain long-term residents who meet statutory requirements to be recorded as permanent residents.
INA § 250	8 U.S.C. § 1260	Title II Adjustment and Change of Status	Removal	Removal of aliens who have fallen into distress	Addresses removal of certain noncitizens who have fallen into distress.
INA § 251-258	8 U.S.C. §§ 1281-1288	Title II Alien Crewmen	Crewmen	Special provisions relating to alien crewmen	Covers lists, conditional landing permits, medical treatment, control, discharge, illegal landings, and longshore-work limits involving alien crewmen.
INA § 261	8 U.S.C. § 1301	Title II Registration of Aliens	Registration	Aliens seeking entry	Registration provision for aliens seeking entry into the United States.
INA § 262	8 U.S.C. § 1302	Title II Registration of Aliens	Registration	Registration of aliens in the United States	Requires registration of certain noncitizens in the United States.
INA § 263	8 U.S.C. § 1303	Title II Registration of Aliens	Registration	Special group registration	Provides rules for registration of special groups.
INA § 264	8 U.S.C. § 1304	Title II Registration of Aliens	Registration	Forms and procedure	Addresses registration forms, procedure, and evidence of registration.
INA § 265	8 U.S.C. § 1305	Title II Registration of Aliens	Registration	Change of address	Requires certain noncitizens to report address changes.
INA § 266	8 U.S.C. § 1306	Title II Registration of Aliens	Penalties	Registration penalties	Sets penalties connected to registration violations.
INA § 271-280	8 U.S.C. §§ 1321-1330	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Penalties	Carrier, entry, smuggling, reentry, and related penalties	Includes carrier liability, unlawful bringing, smuggling, improper entry, reentry after removal, and related penalty provisions.
INA § 274	8 U.S.C. § 1324	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Penalties	Bringing in and harboring certain aliens	Criminal and civil provisions involving alien smuggling, harboring, transport, and related conduct.
INA § 274A	8 U.S.C. § 1324a	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Employment	Unlawful employment of aliens	Creates employer sanctions and employment eligibility verification requirements, including I-9 compliance.
INA § 274B	8 U.S.C. § 1324b	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Employment	Unfair immigration-related employment practices	Prohibits certain immigration-related employment discrimination practices.
INA § 274C	8 U.S.C. § 1324c	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Penalties	Document fraud penalties	Provides penalties for immigration-related document fraud.
INA § 274D	8 U.S.C. § 1324d	Title II General Penalty Provisions	Penalties	Civil penalties for failure to depart	Provides civil penalties for failure to depart under specified circumstances.
INA § 281-294	8 U.S.C. §§ 1351-1363a	Title II Miscellaneous	Administration	Miscellaneous immigration administration provisions	Includes visa fees, immigration officer powers, local jurisdiction, burden of proof, right to counsel, and undercover investigation authority.
INA § 287	8 U.S.C. § 1357	Title II Miscellaneous	Enforcement	Powers of immigration officers and employees	Defines immigration officer powers, including questioning, arrests, searches in specified contexts, and related enforcement authority.
INA § 289	8 U.S.C. § 1359	Title II Miscellaneous	Special Programs	American Indians born in Canada	Addresses admission rights for certain American Indians born in Canada.
INA § 291	8 U.S.C. § 1361	Title II Miscellaneous	Procedure	Burden of proof	Sets burden of proof principles in immigration applications and proceedings.
INA § 292	8 U.S.C. § 1362	Title II Miscellaneous	Procedure	Right to counsel	Recognizes right to counsel at no expense to the government in specified immigration proceedings.
INA § 301	8 U.S.C. § 1401	Title III Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization	Citizenship	Nationals and citizens at birth	Defines categories of persons who are U.S. citizens or nationals at birth.
INA § 302-308	8 U.S.C. §§ 1402-1408	Title III Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization	Citizenship	Special nationality-at-birth provisions	Addresses nationality for persons connected to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone, Alaska, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Guam, and noncitizen national categories.
INA § 309	8 U.S.C. § 1409	Title III Nationality at Birth and Collective Naturalization	Citizenship	Children born out of wedlock	Sets citizenship transmission rules for certain children born out of wedlock.
INA § 310	8 U.S.C. § 1421	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Naturalization authority	Establishes naturalization authority and administrative/judicial roles.
INA § 311	8 U.S.C. § 1422	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Eligibility for naturalization	General eligibility provision for naturalization.
INA § 312	8 U.S.C. § 1423	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	English, civics, and government requirements	Sets English language and U.S. history/government knowledge requirements and exceptions.
INA § 313-315	8 U.S.C. §§ 1424-1426	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Naturalization bars for certain conduct/status	Includes bars related to opposition to government, desertion, and alienage-based military service relief.
INA § 316	8 U.S.C. § 1427	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	General naturalization requirements	Core naturalization requirements including residence, physical presence, good moral character, and attachment to constitutional principles.
INA § 317-318	8 U.S.C. §§ 1428-1429	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Religious-duty absence and prerequisites	Addresses temporary absence for religious duties and prerequisites/burden before naturalization.
INA § 319	8 U.S.C. § 1430	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Spouses of U.S. citizens and nonprofit employees	Provides naturalization rules for spouses of U.S. citizens and certain persons employed by qualifying organizations.
INA § 320	8 U.S.C. § 1431	Title III Naturalization	Citizenship	Automatic citizenship for certain children	Child Citizenship Act provision for automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain foreign-born children residing with a U.S. citizen parent.
INA § 322	8 U.S.C. § 1433	Title III Naturalization	Citizenship	Children residing outside the United States	Provides a path to citizenship certificate for certain children residing outside the United States.
INA § 324-327	8 U.S.C. §§ 1435-1438	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Special naturalization categories	Includes former citizens, noncitizen nationals, Philippine citizens, and certain former U.S. citizens connected to World War II service.
INA § 328	8 U.S.C. § 1439	Title III Naturalization	Military	Naturalization through military service	Provides naturalization rules for service in the U.S. Armed Forces during peacetime.
INA § 329	8 U.S.C. § 1440	Title III Naturalization	Military	Naturalization through active-duty service during hostilities	Provides naturalization rules for active-duty service during designated periods of hostilities.
INA § 329A	8 U.S.C. § 1440-1	Title III Naturalization	Military	Posthumous citizenship through military service	Provides posthumous citizenship rules for qualifying military service deaths.
INA § 330-339	8 U.S.C. §§ 1441-1450	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Naturalization procedure and administration	Covers constructive residence, alien enemies, applications, examinations, hearings, oath, certificates, clerks, and records.
INA § 340	8 U.S.C. § 1451	Title III Naturalization	Naturalization	Revocation of naturalization	Provides denaturalization authority for concealment, misrepresentation, or illegal procurement under statutory standards.
INA § 341-347	8 U.S.C. §§ 1452-1458	Title III Naturalization	Citizenship	Citizenship certificates, documents, fiscal provisions, and statistics	Covers certificates of citizenship/noncitizen nationality, cancellation rules, copies, fiscal provisions, textbooks, and statistics.
INA § 349	8 U.S.C. § 1481	Title III Loss of Nationality	Nationality	Loss of nationality	Lists voluntary expatriating acts that may result in loss of U.S. nationality when statutory intent requirements are met.
INA § 351-360	8 U.S.C. §§ 1483-1503	Title III Loss of Nationality	Nationality	Loss-of-nationality restrictions and nationality claims	Addresses restrictions on loss of nationality, treaty issues, certificates, passport cancellation, and judicial nationality claims.
INA § 361	8 U.S.C. § 1504	Title III Miscellaneous	Nationality	Cancellation of U.S. passports and Consular Reports of Birth	Authorizes cancellation of U.S. passports and Consular Reports of Birth in specified circumstances.
INA § 401-407	8 U.S.C. notes / savings clauses	Title IV Miscellaneous	Administration	Miscellaneous, repeals, savings clauses, effective date	Includes amendments, repeals, authorization, savings, separability, and effective-date provisions.
INA § 411	8 U.S.C. § 1521	Title IV Refugee Assistance	Humanitarian	Office of Refugee Resettlement	Establishes the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
INA § 412	8 U.S.C. § 1522	Title IV Refugee Assistance	Humanitarian	Domestic refugee resettlement assistance	Authorizes programs for domestic resettlement and assistance for refugees.
INA § 413	8 U.S.C. § 1523	Title IV Refugee Assistance	Administration	Congressional reports	Reporting provision for refugee assistance programs.
INA § 414	8 U.S.C. § 1524	Title IV Refugee Assistance	Administration	Authorization of appropriations	Authorizes appropriations for refugee assistance programs.
INA § 501	8 U.S.C. § 1531	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Definitions	Defines terms for alien terrorist removal procedures.
INA § 502	8 U.S.C. § 1532	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Establishment of removal court	Establishes the special alien terrorist removal court.
INA § 503	8 U.S.C. § 1533	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Removal court procedure	Sets procedures for the special removal court.
INA § 504	8 U.S.C. § 1534	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Removal hearing	Provides rules for removal hearings in alien terrorist removal court proceedings.
INA § 505	8 U.S.C. § 1535	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Appeals	Sets appeal procedures for the special removal court system.
INA § 506	8 U.S.C. § 1536	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Custody and release pending hearing	Addresses custody and release before completion of a special removal hearing.
INA § 507	8 U.S.C. § 1537	Title V Alien Terrorist Removal Procedures	Security	Custody and release after hearing	Addresses custody and release after a special removal hearing.
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