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The United States has a proud tradition of welcoming immigrants and visitors. This tradition is renewed and enriched by each and every law-abiding immigrant and visitor. This same tradition is reflected in the United States government’s duty to serve and protect its citizens, residents and foreign visitors. Terrorist attacks have claimed the lives of thousands of Americans, as well as nationals from many other countries. As a result, new regulations have gone into effect to help ensure the safety of all persons in the United States . These regulations require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to register certain individuals in the interest of national security or law enforcement. We understand that in many cases these procedures may cause inconvenience. However, your cooperation is requested so that our vision in which citizens, immigrants and visitors can live without fear of terrorist threats will become a reality. Special Registration Procedures require: - Being registered upon arrival to and departure from the United States; - Registering at the Point of Entry (POE) during arrival and departure from the United States. You will be informed by the Immigration Officer as to where and how to register. WAIVER OF SPECIAL REGISTRATION It is possible to request a waiver of all or part of the special registration requirements for up to one year. Please see this webpage on the DHS website for more information. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES Travelers who experience difficulties at the point of entry can seek to have their problems reviewed by DHS. For more information, please see the DHS website at http://www.dhs.gov/trip and follow the instructions given there. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING NSEERS Who has to follow the special registration procedures? As part of the nonimmigrant visa application process, consular officers at U.S. Embassies and Consulates are required to identify individuals who will have to follow the special registration requirements in the United States . Likewise, DHS officers at ports of entry may identify nonimmigrants who will have to follow the special registration requirements. The above will apply only to persons who want to enter the United States for a temporary period of time (such as a tourist or a student, etc.). Persons who have been approved to stay permanently in the United States do not have to follow special registration procedures at this time. ENTERING THE UNITED STATES What will happen when I come to the United States? A DHS officer will inform you if you will need to follow the special registration procedures. You will be instructed to go to an area where you will be fingerprinted, photographed, asked to show documents, and interviewed as to the length and purpose of your stay in the United States. Additional information on how to follow the special registration procedures will be provided to you when you are registered. If I'm traveling with family members, what will happen to them when we enter the United States? You may be temporarily separated from your family for the length of time required to carry out the described special registration procedural steps. Depending on individual circumstances, some or all of your family members may also be required to follow the special registration procedures, in which case they too will be fingerprinted and photographed. What if I decide that I do not want to complete the special registration procedures? If you decide that you do not want to or can not follow the special registration procedures, you may be allowed to withdraw your application for admission into the United States. Such a decision on your part will result in not being granted permission to enter the United States. You may still be fingerprinted, photographed, and interviewed by a DHS inspecting officer as part of the withdrawal process. WHILE YOU ARE IN THE U.S. Am I required to do anything while I am in the United States? No, you will not have to register again until departure from the United States. LEAVING THE UNITED STATES What do the special registration procedures mean for me when I leave or travel outside of the United States? If you leave the United States on or after October 1, 2002 , it is your responsibility to make certain that your departure is known and documented by a DHS inspecting officer, each and every time you leave. On or after October 1, 2002 , you are required to report your departure from the United States by appearing before an DHS inspecting officer on the same day that you leave. These new regulations include restrictions as to which airports, seaports or land entry/exit points that you can use to depart from the United States. When you are initially registered, you will be given a list of those airports, seaports or overland exit ports you can use to leave the United States. What will happen to me if I cannot or if I choose not to report my departure from the United States ? Depending on your personal circumstances, you might not be permitted to return to the United States . A consular officer or an DHS inspecting officer will decide if the reasons you give for failing to report your departure satisfies the conditions set by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State that would allow you to re-enter the country. If I have already registered at immigration office and then I leave the United States, do I have to register again when I return? Yes. You will have to begin this process again each time you enter the United States. Please contact the Consular Section at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate for more information, or you can call the U.S. Immigration and naturalization Service: DHS NATIONAL SERVICE CENTER +1 800 375-5283 Still confused? Please check out
our most frequently asked questions
page. Or, for more
information, please contact one of our visa assistants
by phone at + 62 (21) 3435-9000, by e-mail at jakconsul@state.gov or by fax at + 62
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