8 USC § 1184a - Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants

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title: "8 USC § 1184a - Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants"
title_number: 8
title_name: "ALIENS AND NATIONALITY"
section_number: "1184a"
section_name: "Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens"
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source_credit: "(June 18, 1954, ch. 323, 68 Stat. 264.)"
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# § 1184a. Philippine Traders as nonimmigrants

8 U.S.C. 110166 Stat. 163

Upon a basis of reciprocity secured by agreement entered into by the President of the United States and the President of the Philippines, a national of the Philippines, and the spouse and children of any such national if accompanying or following to join him, may, if otherwise eligible for a visa and if otherwise admissible into the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act [ et seq.] (), be considered to be classifiable as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(E) of said Act if entering solely for the purposes specified in subsection (i) or (ii) of said section.

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**Source Credit**: (June 18, 1954, ch. 323, 68 Stat. 264.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was not enacted as a part of the Immigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.