U.S. Code » Title 46 » Subtitle Subtitle II— Vessels and Seamen › Part Part E— Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and Documents › Chapter CHAPTER 71— LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY

46 U.S.C. § 7102

Citizenship or noncitizen nationality

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Licenses and certificates of registry for individuals on documented vessels may be issued only to citizens or noncitizen nationals (as such term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408)) of the United States.