19 USC § 4561 - Temporary entry

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title: "19 USC § 4561 - Temporary entry"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "4561"
section_name: "Temporary entry"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "APPLICATION OF USMCA TO SECTORS AND SERVICES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Temporary Entry of Business Persons"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–113, title III, § 311, formerly Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 341(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2116; renumbered § 311 of Pub. L. 116–113 and amended Pub. L. 116–113, title V, § 503(b), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 71.)"
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# § 4561. Temporary entry

8 U.S.C. 11018 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)

Upon a basis of reciprocity secured by the USMCA, an alien who is a citizen of Canada or Mexico, and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join such alien, 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 such Act () if entering solely for a purpose specified in Section B of Annex 16–A of the USMCA, but only if any such purpose shall have been specified in such Annex on the date of entry into force of the USMCA. For purposes of this section, the term “citizen of Mexico” means “citizen” as defined in article 16.1 of the USMCA.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–113, title III, § 311, formerly Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 341(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2116; renumbered § 311 of Pub. L. 116–113 and amended Pub. L. 116–113, title V, § 503(b), Jan. 29, 2020, 134 Stat. 71.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 1101 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  and , Aliens and Nationality, prior to renumbering by .

### Amendments

2020—–(E), substituted “the USMCA” for “the Agreement” wherever appearing, “Annex 16–A” for “Annex 1603”, and “article 16.1” for “Annex 1608”.

, (B), in original Act, struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading “.—” before “Upon a basis” and struck out subsecs. (b) and (c), which had amended , Aliens and Nationality, resulting in no change to the text of this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date the USMCA enters into force () and applicable to visas issued on or after that date, see , set out as a note under , Aliens and Nationality.

### Effective Date

, , , which provided that the provisions of subtitle D (§§ 341, 342) of title III of  (enacting this section and amending , Aliens and Nationality) took effect on the date the North American Free Trade Agreement entered into force with respect to the United States (), was repealed by , , , effective on the date the USMCA entered into force ().