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<strong>Inspector's</strong> <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Manual</strong><br />
original I-253 to the master or agent, along with the I-95 forms. Promptly route the I-418 and the duplicate I-253<br />
to the arrival port for attachment to the arrival manifest. No docket control is required, but include a count of<br />
such crewmembers on the G-23.18 and G-23.20.<br />
23.14 Ship Intelligence Cards.<br />
Service offices with seaport operations maintain Ship Intelligence Cards, Form I-419, for each vessel arriving at<br />
the port. Pertinent information, such as previous detentions, desertions, or stowaways is included on the cards.<br />
Consult the cards prior to boarding and add information to the cards when you complete inspection of the<br />
vessel.<br />
23.15 Departure Manifests.<br />
Arrival manifests (crew) are maintained at the port-of-entry for 6 months. If no departure manifest is received<br />
within 60-90 days of the vessel's arrival, contact the Service Inspections Unit at the last scheduled U.S. port (from<br />
the I-410) or the vessel's agent to determine the reasons. It is important that manifests be processed timely and<br />
accurately to avoid improper institution of fine proceedings when a carrier has complied with the requirements<br />
for submission. If you receive a departure manifest from an agent for a vessel which was not inspected at your<br />
port, immediately forward it to the Service office which conducted the inspection. Upon receipt of a departure<br />
manifest for a vessel which was inspected at your port, match it with the arrival manifest to insure<br />
accountability for all crewmembers. After 6 months, forward the manifests to the Nebraska Service Center at the<br />
following address:<br />
Nebraska Service Center<br />
P.O. Box 87418<br />
Lincoln, NE 68501-7418<br />
Forms I-95 are sent to:<br />
INS--Document Handling Unit<br />
425 I St, NW, Room 5215<br />
Washington, DC 20536<br />
Prepare Form I-92 and bundle it with Forms I-94 and forward for data entry in the same manner as aircraft<br />
departure forms [See Chapter 22.7 for I-92/I-94 forwarding instructions.].<br />
If there are missing or incomplete manifests or if there are crewmembers whose departure cannot be verified,<br />
consider institution of fine proceedings.<br />
23.16 United States-Based Fishing Vessels.<br />
Nonresident aliens may not be employed aboard any U.S.-based fishing vessel as "D" crewmembers. An alien<br />
seeking permission to land as a D crewmember should be detained on board, unless parole is warranted. In<br />
rare instances other nonimmigrant categories which include employment, such as H-1B, H-2B or L-1, may be<br />
possible.<br />
23.17 Vessels Serving on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).<br />
Crewmembers for vessels working on the Outer Continental Shelf commonly enter the U.S. as B-1<br />
nonimmigrants to join the vessel. The B-1 visas of such nonimmigrants will ordinarily contain the consular<br />
notation "OCS". Vessels coming from the OCS are not subject to immigration inspection unless they have landed<br />
in foreign territory since last arriving in the United States. Similarly, a departure solely to the OCS is not a<br />
departure from the U.S. for immigration purposes. This can cause technical problems for a vessel with a D-1<br />
crew which leaves a U.S. port, spends time on the OCS and returns to a U.S. port without touching foreign<br />
territory. Such a vessel would not be reinspected but frequently would require processing as described in<br />
Chapter 23.13, since its crew would almost certainly remain beyond the 29-day admission limit for alien crew.
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