INA: ACT 101 - DEFINITIONS

Sec. 101. [8 U.S.C. 1101] (a) As used in this Act-

(1) The term "administrator" means the official designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 104(b) of this Act.

(2) The term "advocates" includes, but is not limited to, advises, recommends, furthers by overt act, and admits belief in.

(3) The term "alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.

(4) The term "application for admission" has reference to the application for admission into the United States and not to the application for the issuance of an immigrant or nonimmigrant visa.

(5) The term "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States.

(6) The term "border crossing identification card" means a document of identity bearing that designation issued to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or to an alien who is a resident in foreign contiguous territory, by a consular officer or an immigration officer for the purpose of crossing over the borders between the United States and foreign contiguous territory in accordance with such conditions for its issuance and use as may be prescribed by regulations. Such regulations shall provide that (A) each such document include a biometric identifier (such as the fingerprint or handprint of the alien) that is machine readable and (B) an alien presenting a border crossing identification is not permitted to cross over the border into the United States unless the biometric identifier contained on the card matches the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien.

(7) The term "clerk of court" means a clerk of a naturalization court.

(8) The terms "Commissioner" and "Deputy Commissioner" mean the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization and a Deputy Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, respectively.

(9) The term "consular officer" means any consular, diplomatic, or other officer or employee of the United States designated under regulations prescribed under authority contained in this Act, for the purpose of issuing immigrant or nonimmigrant visas or, when used in title III, for the purpose of adjudicating nationality.

(10) The term "crewman" means a person serving in any capacity on board a vessel or aircraft.

(11) The term "diplomatic visa" means a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

移民法第101条 定义

第101条 [美国法典第8篇 11011] 规定如下

（1）“行政官”指由国务卿根据本法第104条 (b) 所任命的官员。

（2）“提倡”一词指提议、举荐、推崇及表白

（3）“外国人”指任何非美国公民或国民的人士。

（4）“申请入境”指申请进入美国而非指申请移民或非移民签证。

（5）“司法部长”指美国司法部长。

（6）“过境卡”指领事官员或移民官员依法颁发给合法永久居民或在邻国居住的外国人入境美国所用的文件。以上文件规定：（A）过境卡必须有可机读的计量生物学标志（比如外国人的指模）（B）持卡者计量生物学标志符合方能进入美国。

（7）“法庭书记员“指移民法庭的书记员。

（8）”局长“及”副局长“分别指移民局长及移民副局长。

（9）“领事官员“指根据本法颁发签证或根据第3篇裁决国籍时由美国政府所任命的领事、外交官或雇员。

（10）”船员“指服务于任何船只或飞机的人员。
（11）”外交签证“指按国务院规定颁发的非移民外交签证。