Inspector's Field Manual - Gani

Inspector's Field Manual
admissible persons and the detection and referral to secondary of those needing further questioning or more
involved processing. The primary immigration inspector conducts an inspection for immigration purposes,
including a lookout query for all agencies. A primary officer determines identity, examines the applicant's
travel documents, and completes immigration primary inspection of various categories of aliens and citizens,
including execution of Form I-94 for admissible nonimmigrants. Detailed procedures for completing inspection
of U.S. citizens and each category of nonimmigrant and immigrant are discussed in Chapters 11-16.
22.4 Secondary Referrals.
The inspector must quickly identify passengers who may not be admissible or whose inspection will require
additional time. The primary inspector must communicate with the secondary officer via IBIS, concerning the
basis for referrals. Local procedures for referral to the secondary areas for each inspectional agency may vary.
Generally, each of the procedures discussed in Chapter 17 would be conducted in the secondary area. In
addition, most paroles, new immigrant, and refugee admissions are handled as secondary functions because of
special stamps required.
22.5 Inspection of Air Crewmembers.
(a) General. At most airport facilities a separate booth is designated solely for inspection of crew members. In
some locations, this function may be conducted by a secondary officer. The inspector handling the crew will
usually also be designated to receive Forms I-92, Aircraft/Vessel Report and the crew list on either an
International Civil Aviation Organization General Declaration or Customs Form 7507, and often has
responsibility for closing out the flight paperwork, as discussed below. The paperwork is normally presented
by an airline ground agent or a member of the crew. Before the agent or crewmember leaves the area, the
inspector should review the paperwork to insure that necessary information, such as total number of passengers
and crew and flight arrival or block time, has been provided. The separate alien and citizen numbers are not
required until after the flight is closed out and Forms I-94 are tallied. If there is missing information, such as a
missing crewmember's name, the inspector should advise the ground agent or purser to make the necessary
changes to the declaration.
Although air crewmen are subject to the same conditions which apply to crewmen arriving on vessels, there is a
lesser enforcement problem relating to air crewmen. Therefore, air crewmembers need not be given the same
detailed inspection given to vessel crewmembers. At air ports-of-entry it is the general practice to expedite the
admission of arriving crewmen. There is no objection to this practice so long as inspection of arriving
passengers is not delayed simply to expedite crewmen. Waiting passengers should not be asked to step aside so
that crewmen can be inspected. The crewmen must wait until the inspection of passengers already in the booth is
completed. Under no circumstances should the arriving passengers be left with the impression that crewmen
come first.
(b) Passport, Visa and I-95 Requirements for Nonimmigrant Air Crew. Each arriving alien crewmember must
present a competed Crew Customs Declaration, a valid passport with a "D" visa (except as discussed below) and
Form I-95. Exceptions:
(1) Crewmembers who are Canadian citizens are exempt a "D" visa, but require an I-95;
(2) Crewmembers who are Landed Immigrants of Canada and who are nationals of former
commonwealth countries are exempt a "D" visa [See Chapter 15.3(g) for list of commonwealth countries], but
require an I-95;
(3) Mexican crewmembers on the Mexican National Airline, Mexicana, are exempt both a passport and
a "D" visa if they present a Mexican "Aeronautical Card"; and
(4) Crewmembers in possession of Form I-184 do not require an I-95.
The inspector will check off the name of each crew member listed on the General Declaration as he or she checks
passport validity and the I-95. It is not necessary to line stamp the reverse of the I-95, unless requested to do so
by the alien. It is not necessary to stamp the passport of any alien crewmember. Stamp the Crew Customs
Declaration of each crewmember admitted to notify Customs that the immigration inspection has been