22 CFR § 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

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title: "22 CFR § 40.4 - Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "40.4"
section_name: "Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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part_name: "REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO BOTH NONIMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED"
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# 40.4 Furnishing records and information from visa files for court proceedings.

Upon receipt of a request for information from a visa file or record for use in court proceedings, as contemplated in INA 222(f), the consular officer must, prior to the release of the information, submit the request together with a full report to the Department.