{"abstract":"Section 212(d)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) permits the Secretary of State, acting jointly with the Attorney General, to waive the visa and passport requirement of INA 212(a)(7)(B) for certain aliens in direct transit through the United States. This waiver allows an alien to transit the United States without a passport and visa provided the alien is traveling on a carrier signatory to an agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in accordance with INA 233(c) and bears documentation establishing identity and nationality which permits the alien's entry into another country. This rule sets forth a new list of countries that are ineligible to transit without visa (TWOV).","action":"Interim rule with request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2001/01/05/01-356.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":41,"title":22}],"citation":"66 FR 1033","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: This interim rule is effective February 5, 2001.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Public Notice 3532"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"01-356","effective_on":"2001-02-05","end_page":1034,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2001/01/05/01-356.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/01/05/01-356/bureau-of-consular-affairs-visas-aliens-ineligible-to-transit-without-visas-twov","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/01-356?publication_date=2001-01-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2001-01-05/01-356/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":38,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-05/pdf/01-356.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2001-01-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2001/01/05/01-356.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1400-AA48":{"issue":"200210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1400-AA48/transit-without-visa-twov-","title":"Transit Without Visa (TWOV)","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200210&RIN=1400-AA48&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1400-AA48"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":1033,"subtype":null,"title":"Bureau of Consular Affairs; Visas: Aliens Ineligible to Transit Without Visas (TWOV)","toc_doc":"Aliens ineligible to transit without visas; new list of countries","toc_subject":"Visas; nonimmigrant documentation:","topics":["Aliens","Passports and visas"],"type":"Rule","volume":66}