Passport Act of 1926, 22 U.S.C § 211, is a
United States statue authorizing the issuance of
United States passports and
visas
Visa most commonly refers to:
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for a validity of two years from the issue date. The
Act of Congress provided the
United States Department of State
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authority to limit the validity of a passport or visa in accordance with the
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act (), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from the Eastern ...
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The H.R. 12495
legislation
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was passed by the 69th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge on July 3, 1926.
International Relations and U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
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See also
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Consular identification card Consular identification (CID) cards are issued by some governments to their citizens who are living in foreign countries. They may be used, for example, by an embassy to allow its citizens to vote in a foreign country. Some jurisdictions accept the ...
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Emergency Quota Act
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The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, of May 19, 1921), was formulated mainly in response to the larg ...
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Passport Act of 1782
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Reed–Jenkins Act
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United States Foreign Service
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1926 in law
1926 in the United States
69th United States Congress