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 110 STAT. 3009 -701 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 (b) AUTHORIZING APPLICATION OF RECIPROCITY RULE FOR NON- IMMIGRANT VISA IN CASE OF REFUGEES AND PERMANENT RESI- DENTS. —Such section is further amended by inserting before the period at the end of the third sentence the following: "; except that in the case of aliens who are nationals of a foreign country and who either are granted refugee status and firmly resettled in another foreign country or are granted permanent residence and residing in another foreign country, the Secretary of State may prescribe the period of validity of such a visa based upon the treatment granted by that other foreign country to alien refugees and permanent residents, respectively, in the United States". SEC. 632. ELIMINATION OF CONSULATE SHOPPING FOR VISA OVERSTAYS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 222 (8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g)(1) In the case of an alien who has been admitted on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa and remained in the United States beyond the period of stay authorized by the Attorney General, such visa shall be void beginning after the conclusion of such period of stay. "(2) An alien described in paragraph (1) shall be ineligible to be readmitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant, except— "(A) on the basis of a visa (other than the visa described in paragraph (1)) issued in a consular office located in the country of the alien's nationality (or, if there is no office in such country, in such other consular office as the Secretary of State shall specify); or "(B) where extraordinary circumstances are found by the Secretary of State to exist.". 8 USC 1202 note. (b) APPLICABILITY.— (1) VISAS. —Section 222(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a visa issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) ALIENS SEEKING READMISSION.— Section 222(g)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to any alien applying for readmission to the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act, except an alien applying for readmission on the basis on a visa that— (A) was issued before such date; and (B) is not void through the application of section 222(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a). SEC. 633. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE VISA PROCESSING PROCEDURES. Section 202(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after "NONDISCRIMINATION.— "; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of State to determine the procedures for the processing of immigrant visa applications or the locations where Such applications will be processed.". SEC. 634. CHANGES REGARDING VISA APPLICATION PROCESS. (a) NONIMMIGRANT APPLICATIONS. —Section 222(c) (8 U.S.C. 1202(c)) is amended—

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