SEC. 305. SUSPENSION OR PROHIBITION OF ADMISSION OF 
FOREIGNERS WHEN NATIONAL INTERESTS 
REQUIRE. 
The Department shall have the authority to suspend 
or prohibit the admission of foreigners when national in-
terests so require. 
SEC. 306. LEGAL STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND PARENTS OF 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 
When a foreign citizen or national marries a United 
States citizen or national, or has a child born in the 
United States, the Department may authorize legal status 
for that foreign citizen. 
SEC. 307. CHANGE IN LEGAL STATUS FOR SPOUSES AND 
PARENTS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS. 
The Department may— 
(1) revoke the legal status of, and establish a 
time period for departure from the United States 
for, a foreign citizen or national described in section 
306 if the marital bond is dissolved or the foreign 
spouse fails to comply with the obligations estab-
lished by civil family support legislation; or 
(2) reconfirm or reassign another immigration 
status on that foreign citizen or national. 
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SEC. 308. NONIMMIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES. 
Foreign citizens or nationals may legally enter the 
country with an immigration status corresponding to ei-
ther of the following categories: 
(1) Nonimmigrant. 
(2) Immigrant. 
SEC. 309. NONIMMIGRANT CATEGORIES. 
A nonimmigrant shall be a foreign citizen or national 
who enters the country temporarily with permission from 
the Department under one of the following categories: 
(1) Tourist. 
(2) Transmigrant. 
(3) Visitor. 
(4) Religious minister or associate. 
(5) Political asylee. 
(6) Refugee. 
(7) Student. 
(8) Distinguished visitor. 
(9) Local visitor. 
(10) Temporary visitor. 
(11) Correspondent. 
SEC. 310. REQUIREMENTS OF ADMISSION. 
Admission into the country granted to a foreigner 
shall obligate same to comply strictly with the conditions 
set forth in the visa as well as the provisions established 
by the respective legislation. 
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SEC. 311. IMMIGRANT DEFINED. 
An immigrant is a foreign citizen or national who en-
ters the country legally for purposes of residing therein 
while waiting to attain permanent resident status. 
SEC. 312. TERM OF AUTHORIZED ADMISSION FOR IMMI-
GRANTS. 
Immigrants shall be accepted for up to five years, and 
shall be required to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Department that they are complying with the conditions 
established when their entry into the country was author-
ized, as well as with any other applicable immigration pro-
visions, in order for their immigration documents to be 
renewed, when applicable. 
SEC. 313. CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION. 
If during the stay period granted the underlying con-
ditions allowing the immigrant’s stay are not complied 
with, the immigrant must notify the Department of the 
situation within fifteen days, so that the immigrant’s doc-
uments may be revoked and a time period set for the im-
migrant to either leave the country or normalize status, 
at the discretion of the Department. 
SEC. 314. INTERRUPTION IN PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS RESI-
DENCE IN UNITED STATES. 
An immigrant who remains outside the country for 
more than eighteen months either consecutively or inter-
mittently shall not be allowed to apply for permanent resi-
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dent status until the time period set forth in section 319 
has transpired in its entirety once again. 
SEC. 315. LOSS OF STATUS DUE TO ABSENCE FROM UNITED 
STATES. 
An immigrant who remains out the country for more 
than two years shall lose status, except in those cases de-
termined by the Department. 
SEC. 316. IMMIGRANT CATEGORIES. 
The various immigrant categories are as follows: 
(1) Pensioner. 
(2) Investor. 
(3) Professional. 
(4) Confidential Employee. 
(5) Scientist. 
(6) Technician. 
(7) Family member. 
(8) Artist. 
(9) Athlete. 
(10) Assimilated person. 
SEC. 317. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL RESEARCH OR STUD-
IES. 
All foreigners who perform scientific or technical re-
search or studies in the United States shall deliver to the 
Department a copy of such works, even when same are 
completed, perfected, or printed abroad. 
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SEC. 318. MAXIMUM FACILITIES FOR THE TEMPORARY AD-
MISSION OF FOREIGNERS. 
In exceptional situations, the Department may estab-
lish measures to provide maximum facilities for the tem-
porary admission of foreigners. 
SEC. 319. APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT STA-
TUS AFTER 5 YEARS. 
Immigrants who have legally resided in the United 
States for five years— 
(1) may acquire permanent resident status, pro-
vided they have complied with the provisions of this 
Act and the regulations thereto and their activities 
have been honest and positive for the community. 
The interested party shall retain immigration status 
until such time as the Department has resolved the 
immigrant’s application for permanent resident sta-
tus; and 
(2) shall have his or her documents revoked and 
a time period set for that immigrant’s departure in 
the event the 5-year stay period allowed to an immi-
grant has expired and such immigrant has either not 
applied for permanent resident status within the 
time periods established by the regulations, or said 
status application has been denied, from the United 
States. In such cases the foreign citizen or national 
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may apply once again for immigrant status in ac-
cordance herewith. 
SEC. 320. EXPRESS DECLARATION REQUIRED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENT STATUS. 
Express declaration from the Department shall be re-
quired in order to obtain permanent resident status. 
SEC. 321. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES OF PERMANENT RESI-
DENTS. 
A permanent resident may pursue any lawful activity, 
under such limitations as may be imposed by the Depart-
ment, in accordance with the regulations and other appli-
cable provisions. 
SEC. 322. REVOCATION OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
DUE TO ABSENCE FROM UNITED STATES. 
A permanent resident may freely exit and enter the 
country, but shall have immigration status revoked if the 
permanent resident remains outside the country for more 
than 3 consecutive years, or for more than a total of 5 
years during a ten-year period. The 10-year period shall 
commence as of the date the permanent resident status 
is granted, in the manner and under the terms set forth 
in the regulations. 
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SEC. 323. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Foreign diplomats and consular agents accredited in 
the country, as well as other officials who are in the 
United States for purposes of officially representing their 
respective governments, shall not acquire residence rights 
based solely on time periods. In the event such an official 
wishes to continue to reside in the United States upon the 
termination of official representation capacity, the person 
in question shall be required to comply with all ordinary 
requisites. In such cases, the Department shall be able to 
grant to such foreigners, for motives of reciprocity, such 
facilities as the corresponding foreign governments grant 
to those persons who have served as United States rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 324. SINGLE IMMIGRATION STATUS PERMITTED. 
No foreigner may hold 2 immigration statuses nor 
pertain to 2 immigration categories simultaneously. 
SEC. 325. LIMITED IMMIGRATION STATUSES AND CAT-
EGORIES. 
The immigration statuses or categories described 
under section 309(1) may not be varied. Variation of the 
other categories of immigration status shall remain at the 
discretion of the Department, once the requisites estab-
lished herein for the new immigration status requested 
have been fulfilled. 
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SEC. 326. AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL AC-
TIVITIES. 
Any foreigner who wishes to pursue activities other 
than those for which that foreigner has already been ex-
pressly authorized by the Department must receive per-
mission from the Department to pursue such activities. 
SEC. 327. NOTIFICATION REQUIRED OF CHANGE IN CIR-
CUMSTANCES. 
Those persons who have foreigners as employees or 
economic dependents shall be required to notify the De-
partment within fifteen days of any circumstance that may 
alter or modify the immigration conditions to which said 
foreigner are subject. The aforementioned persons shall 
also be required to cover the costs incurred due to the 
deportation of such foreigners in the event the Depart-
ment should order such deportation. 
SEC. 328. ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS. 
In order to enter the country, foreigners must comply 
with the following requisites: 
(1) Present an official certificate of good phys-
ical and mental health, issued by authorities from 
the country of origin, in those cases where the De-
partment shall so require. 
(2) Be approved of based on such examination 
as the Department of Health and Human Services 
may perform. 
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(3) Provide to the Department, under oath, 
such information as may be requested of them. 
(4) Identify themselves by way of proper and 
authentic documents and, if applicable, accredit their 
immigration status. 
(5) Present an official certificate of their con-
duct, issued by the corresponding authority of their 
normal place of residence, in those cases where the 
Department shall so require. 
(6) Comply with the requisites set forth in their 
entry permit. 
SEC. 329. REGISTRATION UPON ENTRY. 
Those foreigners who enter the country under immi-
gration status, and those nonimmigrants referred to in 
subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 309 shall 
be required to register with the Department within 30 
days following the date of their entry. 
SEC. 330. VERIFICATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE. 
Whenever required by the Department, foreign citi-
zens and nationals must verify that they have legally en-
tered and stayed in the United States, and must comply 
with such other requisites as may be set forth in this Act 
and the regulations thereto. 
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SEC. 331. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES. 
Registered foreigners shall be required to notify the 
Department of any changes in their immigration status 
or category, nationality, civil status, address, and activi-
ties, within thirty days following such changes. 
SEC. 332. ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES, REAL ESTATE, 
BANK ACCOUNT. 
Regardless of their immigration status, foreigners 
may, either directly or by proxy, without the need for au-
thorization from the Department, acquire fixed or variable 
income securities and make bank deposits, as well as ac-
quire urban real property and rights. 
SEC. 333. EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGNERS IN TRANSIT. 
A foreigner in transit, due to the nature of his or 
her status, shall not be eligible to acquire the types of 
property referred to under section 332. 
SEC. 334. VERIFICATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE TO GOV-
ERNMENT AUTHORITIES, NOTARIES PUBLIC, 
AND COMMERCIAL BROKERS. 
All Federal, State, and local authorities, as well as 
notaries public and those who substitute or take place of 
the same, and commercial brokers, shall be required to 
request those foreigners who deal with them to prove that 
they are staying in the country legally. In those cases set 
forth in regulation, such authorities, notaries, and brokers 
shall be required to request that the foreigners they deal 
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with accredit that their immigration status and category 
allow them to perform the act or enter into contract in 
question or, to the contrary, show that they have obtained 
special authorization from the Department for such ef-
fects. In those cases indicated in Regulation, such authori-
ties, notaries, and brokers shall notify the Department 
within a period no longer than 15 days following the act 
performed or contract entered into before them. 
SEC. 335. VERIFICATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE TO CIVIL 
JUDGES OR OFFICIALS. 
Civil judges or officials shall not perform any act in-
volving the participation of any foreigner until the latter 
has first demonstrated that his or her stay in the country 
is legal, except in cases of the registration of births and 
deaths under the terms set forth in regulations of this Act. 
In cases involving the marriage of foreigners with United 
States citizens and nationals, they must also request au-
thorization from the Department. 
SEC. 336. REGISTRATION OF REQUIRED VERIFICATIONS. 
In all cases the verification referred to in this article 
must be recorded, and the Department must be given no-
tice of the act performed. 
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SEC. 337. REGISTRATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF MAR-
RIAGES AND DIVORCES. 
Marriages and divorces between United States citi-
zens and nationals and foreigners shall be recorded in a 
registry within the Department within 30 days following 
the date of same. 
SEC. 338. CERTIFICATION FROM DEPARTMENT REQUIRED 
FOR DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT. 
No judicial nor administrative authority shall process 
any divorce or marriage annulment involving foreigners 
unless the petition for same is accompanied by a certifi-
cation from the Department accrediting their legal resi-
dence in the United States, as well as a certification that 
their immigration status and category permit such act to 
be performed. 
SEC. 339. CERTIFICATES ACCREDITING LAWFUL STAY. 
The Department, upon request from the interested 
parties and within a period no greater than thirty working 
days, shall issue certificates accrediting their lawful stay 
in the country. 
SEC. 340. IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS. 
The Department shall establish immigration deten-
tion centers in those places within areas of the United 
States deemed appropriate for purposes of holding, as a 
security measure if considered necessary, those foreigners 
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whose entry into the United States has been provisionally 
authorized, as well as those who are to be deported. 
SEC. 341. NOTIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT REGARDING 
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF FOREIGNERS. 
Judicial authorities shall be required to notify the De-
partment concerning the particulars of those foreigners 
who are being prosecuted, upon commencement of said 
process, along with information with respect to the crimes 
allegedly committed and any sentence entered. 
SEC. 342. NOTIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT CONCERNING 
CHANGES IN CIVIL STATUS AFFECTING FOR-
EIGNERS. 
The States shall require any civil or family court 
judge to notify the Department concerning changes in civil 
status affecting foreigners within five days following the 
date of the corresponding act, sentence, or resolution. 
SEC. 343. INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION. 
Those authorities who by law are responsible for Fed-
eral, State, or local public enforcement agencies shall col-
laborate with the Department upon request from the lat-
ter, for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 344. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION VERIFICATION. 
No one shall be able to employ foreigners who have 
not first verified their legal stay in the country and ob-
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tained the specific authorization to render the service in 
question 
SEC. 345. DEEMED ABANDONMENT OF IMMIGRATION BEN-
EFIT REQUEST. 
In the event a company, a foreigner, or their legal 
representative does not comply with the requisites set 
forth by the Department for any immigration procedure 
within the time period established by the Department for 
such purposes, it shall be deemed that they have aban-
doned (desisted from pursuing) said procedure. 
SEC. 346. LIMITATION ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. 
An individual who is neither a United States citizen 
or national, nor a permanent legal resident, may not in 
any way participate in the political affairs of the United 
States. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL 
POPULATION REGISTRY 
SEC. 401. CREATION OF NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTRY. 
The Department shall, through the creation of a Na-
tional Population Registry, be responsible for the registra-
tion and accreditation of the identity of all foreign persons 
who reside in the United States. 
SEC. 402. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of the National Population Registry 
shall be to maintain a record of every foreign person with-
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in the United States population, with such data as may 
be necessary to definitively certify and accredit their iden-
tity. 
SEC. 403. COMPOSITION. 
The Registry shall be comprised of the immigration 
information kept on record by the Department. 
SEC. 404. ASSIGNMENT OF CODE NUMBER. 
Upon being registered in the National Population 
Registry, each person shall be assigned a code number 
that shall be referred to as an Individual Population Reg-
istry Number, which shall serve to register and identify 
each person individually. 
SEC. 405. NORMS, METHODS, AND TECHNICAL PROCE-
DURES FOR NATIONAL POPULATION REG-
ISTRY. 
The Department shall establish the norms, methods, 
and technical procedures for the National Population Reg-
istry, and shall coordinate the identification and registra-
tion methods observed by the various Federal agencies. 
SEC. 406. LOCAL AUTHORITY CONTRIBUTION. 
Local authorities shall contribute to the composition 
of the National Population Registry for the following pur-
poses: 
(1) To adopt the norms referred to in section 
405. 
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(2) To collect information relating to births and 
deaths, in order to comprise the National Population 
Registry and maintain same permanently updated. 
(3) When registering births of children born to 
foreign parents, to include the Individual Population 
Registry Number on the corresponding birth certifi-
cate. 
SEC. 407. JUDICIAL NOTIFICATION. 
Judicial authorities shall be required to notify the De-
partment of any resolutions that affect an individual’s im-
migration rights or imply a modification of a persons reg-
istry data. 
SEC. 408. USE IN PREPARING ELECTION DOCUMENTATION. 
The Department shall provide to the respective States 
such National Population Registry information as may be 
necessary for the purposes of preparing election docu-
mentation, under the terms set forth by law. 
TITLE V—PENALTIES 
SEC. 501. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. 
Employees of the Department shall be penalized with 
thirty days suspension, or dismissal in extreme cases, in 
the event they— 
(1) reveal matters of a confidential nature with-
out being authorized to do so; 
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