The Department of State shall retain, for a period of seven years from the date of application, every application for a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act () in a form that will be admissible in the courts of the United States or in administrative proceedings, including removal proceedings under such Act [ et seq.], without regard to whether the application was approved or denied.
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Title 8— ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 15— ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM
SUBCHAPTER VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 1771. General Accounting Office study
§ 1772. International cooperation
§ 1773. Statutory construction
§ 1774. Annual report on aliens who fail to appear after release on own recognizance
§ 1775. Retention of nonimmigrant visa applications by the Department of State
§ 1777. Establishment of Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center