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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 20-1231.3 

CONSULAR AFFAIRS 

Visa, Immigration, and Nationality 

Information Exchange 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN 

AND NORTHERN IRELAND 

Amending the Agreement of April 18, 2013, as amended 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at London 

December 16 and 22, 2020 

Entered into force December 31, 2020 
 

 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
Foreign, Commonwealth Treaty Section & Development Office Legal Directoiate 

King Cl1�ries Street 

London 

SW1A2AH 

020 7008 1101 

Note No. o t-\- \ -6 December 2020 

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 

and Northem Ireland (hereinafter "the FCDO") presents its compliments to the Embassy of the 

United States of Amernica (hereinafter Uthe Embassy") and has the honour to refer to the 

Agreement between the Govemment of the United States of America and the Government of the 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Sharing of Visa, Immigration. and 

Nationality Information, done at Queenstown on 18 April 2013 that entered into force on 8 

November 2013, as amended by an Exchange of Notes on 28 and 29 September 2016 that 

entered into force on 29 September 2016 (hereinafter "the Agreemenr). The FCOO has further 

the honour to refer to recent discussions between our two Governments concerning the 

Agreement. 

Consistent with recent discussions, the FCDO has the honour to propose on behalf of the 

Govemmef'lt of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that the Agreement be 

amended, pursuant to Article 15 paragraph 1 of the Agreement, by replacing Article 1 with the 

attached amended Article 1. If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government of the 

United States of America, the FCDO proposes that this note, including the attached amended 

Article 1, and the Embassy's reply note together shall constitute an agreement between our two 

Governments in this matter, which shall enter into force at 2300 GMT on 31 December 2020. 

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office avails itself of the opportunity to renew to 

the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. 
ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS 

For purposes of this Agreement, 

(a) "Information" means data on Nationals of a Third Country seeking 

authorization to transit through, travel to, work in, live in, or take 

citizenship of, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States 

(U.S.), and other immigration and nationality-related data about 

Nationals of a Third Country, including data from admissibi lity, 

immigration or nationality compliance actions and/or decisions 

rendered in accordance with the immigration and nationality laws of 

the respective Parties. Information may consist of personal data, 

statistical data, or both. The particular types of Information to be 

shared, and categories of Nationals of a Third Country about whom 

such Information is to pertain, shall be described in relevant 

implementing arrangements developed by the Parties pursuant to 

Article 4. In circumstances described in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 

2, Information also includes such data that pertain to Nationals of a 

Party. 

(b) "National of a Third Country" means a person who is neither 

a UK nor a U.S. citizen or national. 

(c) "National" means a UK or U.S. citizen or national. 
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

LONDON 

No. 061 

The Embassy of the United States of America (hereinafter "the 

Embassy") presents its compliments to the Foreign, Commonwealth and 

Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 

Northern Ireland (hereinafter "the FCDO") and has the honor to 

acknowledge receipt of the FCDO's note number 024 dated 16 December 

2020 proposing an amendment to the Agreement between the Government 

of the United States of America and the Government of the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Sharing of Visa, 

Immigration, and Nationality Information, done at Queenstown on April 

18, 2013 that entered into force on November 8, 2013, as amended by an 

Exchange of Notes on September 28 and 29, 2016 that entered into force 

September 29, 2016 (hereinafter "the Agreement") that reads as follows: 

"The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United 

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter "the 

FCDO ") presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of 

America (hereinafter "the Embassy") and has the honour to refer to the 

Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and 

the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 

Ireland for the Sharing of Visa, Immigration, and Nationality 

Information, done at Queenstown on 18 April 2013 that entered into force 

on 8 November 2013, as amended by an Exchange of Notes on 28 and 29 

September 2016 that entered into force on 29 September 2016 

(hereinafter "the Agreement "). The FCDO has further the honour to 
refer to recent discussions between our two Governments concerning the 

Agreement. 

"Consistent with recent discussions, the FCDO has the honour to 

propose on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great 

Britain and Northern Ireland that the Agreement be amended, pursuant 

to Article 15 paragraph 1 of the Agreement, by replacing Article 1 with 

the attached amended Article 1. If the foregoing proposal is acceptable 

to the Government of the United States of America, the FCDO proposes 

that this note, including the attached amended Article 1, and the 

Embassy's reply note together shall constitute an agreement between our 

11,vo Governments in this matter, which shall enter into force at 2300 

GMT on 31 December 2020. 

"The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office avails itself of the 

opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the 

assurances of its highest consideration. " 

In reply, the Embassy has the honor to confirm that the above mentioned 

proposal is acceptable to the Government of the United States of America 

and that the FCDO's note and this note in reply, including the attached 

amended Article 1, together shall constitute an agreement between the 

two Governments in this matter that shall enter into force at 2300 GMT 

on December 31 , 2020. 

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of the 

opportunity to renew to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 

Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the 

assurances of its highest consideration. 

The Embassy of the United States of America, London 

December 22, 2020 
ARTICLE 1 

DEFINITIONS 

For purposes of this Agreement, 

(a) "Information" means data on Nationals of a Third Country seeking 

authorization to transit through, travel to, work in, live in, or take 

citizenship of, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States 

(U.S.), and other immigration and nationality-related data about 

Nationals of a Third Country, including data from admissibi lity, 

immigration or nationality compliance actions and/or decisions 

rendered in accordance with the immigration and nationality laws of 

the respective Parties. Information may consist of personal data, 

statistical data, or both. The particular types of Information to be 

shared, and categories of Nationals of a Third Country about whom 

such Information is to pertain, shall be described in relevant 

implementing arrangements developed by the Parties pursuant to 

Article 4. In circumstances described in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 

2, Information also includes such data that pertain to Nationals of a 

Party. 

(b) "National of a Third Country" means a person who is neither 

a UK nor a U.S. citizen or national. 

(c) "National" means a UK or U.S. citizen or national.