(i) Aliens ordered deported from the United States or aliens under deportation proceedings who are given permission to depart at their own expense in lieu of deportation to a specified destination and are departing to such destination;

(j) Immigrant aliens lawfully admitted into the United States who pass in direct transit, without stop-over, through foreign contiguous territory from one part of the United States to another by means of a transportation line which runs through the territory or waters of both countries;

(k) An alien arriving at a seaport in Canada, passing in direct transit by continuous journey through the United States to a destination in Canada by means of a transportation line which runs through the territory of both countries;

(1) Aliens who presented valid transit certificates on entering the continental United States after the effective date of these regulations: Provided, That any such alien is passing through the continental United States in continuous transit, remaining in the continental United States no longer than necessary for such continuous transit, and submits to the immigrant inspector at the port of arrival three copies of his itinerary to the port of departure, one copy of which shall be transmitted immediately to the port of departure for verification of the transit journey and one copy to the Secretary of State: And provided further, That there has been no deviation or delay in the transit journey without the consent of the Secretary of State or the Attorney General;

(m) Aliens of the following classes, departing from the United States after having been admitted under waiver of documents, as members of such classes:

(1) Aliens proceeding in continuous travel from Patterson, British Columbia, to Laurier, British Columbia;

(2) Nonimmigrant aliens residing in remote sections of Canada who entered Alaska temporarily as visitors or as transients and who were unable without undue inconvenience to obtain passports and visas;

(3) Aliens lawfully residing in remote sections of Alaska who desire to enter Canada for a temporary period;

(4) Officers and employees of the International Boundary Commission who are citizens of Canada or Mexico and who entered the United States temporarily from Canada or Mexico in connection with their official duties;

(5) Immigration and customs officers of the Canadian and Mexican Governments who entered the United States temporarily in the performance of their official duties;

(6) Employees of the Mexican Postal Service assigned to border areas who entered the United States temporarily in the performance of their official duties;

(7) Fire-fighting groups who entered the United States temporarily for fire-fighting activities;

(8) Members of the Plant Protection Division of the Canadian Department of Agriculture who entered the United States temporarily in connection with their official duties;

(9) Canadian law-enforcement officers who entered the United States temporarily in connection with their official duties;

(10) Residents of Canada or Mexico who entered the United States temporarily in urgent cases such as those involving serious illness or death, where no opportunity existed to obtain a passport or visa;

(11) Citizens of Mexico resident in the continental United States departing from the United States to Mexico in urgent cases such as those involving serious illness or death where no opportunity existed to obtain a border-crossing identification card;

(12) Naval personnel of foreign government-owned vessels of

war;

(13) British subjects domiciled in the British Virgin Islands and French citizens domiciled in the French island of St. Bartholomew who were admitted into the Virgin Islands for business or pleasure for a period of less than 30 days on any one visit;

(14) Aliens residing in the Virgin Islands who have occasion to proceed temporarily to the British Virgin Islands or to the French Island of St. Bartholomew;

(15) Officials of the national Government of Canada or Mexico who enter the United States temporarily for business or pleasure; (16) Aliens who are members of the armed forces of the United States and who are traveling under orders.

(n) Aliens who are domiciled or stationed in the Western Hemisphere, who are lawfully in the United States, who are citizens of any of the independent countries of the Western Hemisphere, Canada, or Newfoundland, or British or Netherlands subjects, and who are departing from the continental United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or the Panama Canal Zone to a destination in the Western Hemisphere.

(0) Aliens en route to a destination in the United States with proper documents to apply for admission into the United States and who are passing through Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Midway Island, Wake Island, Guam, American Samoa, Hawaii, or the Philippine Islands.

(p) Aliens departing on vessels engaged in the fishing industry, who comply with the anchorage regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of the Navy.*

175.24 Refusal of permission to depart. No permit to depart, exit visa, border-crossing identification card, reentry permit, preexamination border-crossing identification card, authorization for voluntary departure in lieu of deportation, or other document facilitating departure shall be issued to an alien if the issuing authority has any reason to believe that the departure will be prejudicial to the interests of the United States.*

175.25 Classes of aliens not entitled to depart. The departure of an alien who is within one or more of the following categories shall be deemed to be prejudicial to the interests of the United States, for the purposes of these regulations:

(a) Any alien who, without authorization of this Government, is in possession of secret information concerning the plans, preparations, equipment, or establishments for the national defense of the United States;

*For statutory citation, see note to § 175.21.

(b) Any alien who, without authorization by this Government, is carrying any secret message to a foreign government, or to any officer or employee thereof, either directly or indirectly, concerning the plans, preparations, equipment, or establishments for the national defense of the United States;

(c) Any alien departing from the United States for the purpose of engaging in, or who is likely to engage in, activities designed or likely to obstruct, impede, retard, delay, or counteract the effectiveness of the national defense of the United States or the measures adopted by the United States in the public interest or for the defense of any other country;

(d) Any alien departing from the United States for the purpose of engaging in, or who is likely to engage in, activities which would obstruct, impede, retard, delay, or counteract the effectiveness of any plans made or steps taken by any country of the Western Hemisphere in the interest of the common defense of the countries of such hemisphere;

(e) Any alien departing from the United States for any country for the purpose of organizing in, or directing from, such country, any rebellion, insurrection, or violent uprising in, or against, the United States, or of waging war against the United States, or of destroying sources of supplies or material vital to the national defense of the United States or to the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the United States for the defense of any other country; (f) Any alien who is a fugitive from justice on account of an offense punishable in the United States;

(g) Any alien whose presence is needed as a witness in, or as a party to, any criminal case pending in a Federal court or which is under investigation;

(h) Any alien who is registered or enrolled, or who is subject to registration or enrollment, for military service in the United States and who shall not have obtained the consent of the Secretary of War or of his local draft board to depart from the United States.*

175.26 Departure from the Panama Canal Zone. In addition to all applicable restrictions upon departures from the United States herein before set forth and which may be required by the permit-issuing authority, all aliens before departure from the Panama Canal Zone shall comply with such additional regulations concerning the place and method of departure and method and route of travel through the Zone to the place of departure as may be required by the permit-issuing authority in the Canal Zone.*

175.27 Departure from the Philippine Islands. In addition to all applicable restrictions upon departure from the United States hereinbefore set forth and which may be required by the permit-issuing authority, all aliens before departure from the Philippine Islands shall comply with such reasonable additional rules and regulations, not inconsistent herewith, as may be promulgated by the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands, acting in consulation with the military and naval authorities of the United States and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, concerning the place and method *For statutory citation, see note to § 175.21.

of departure and mode and route of travel through the Philippine Islands to the place of departure required by the permit-issuing authority in the Philippine Islands.*

175.28 Authority to make additional regulations. The permit-issuing authorities in the Panama Canal Zone and the Philippine Islands are hereby authorized to make such additional rules and regulations, including limitations and exceptions of a procedural character, governing departure from the Panama Canal Zone and the Philippine Islands as they may deem necessary in the public interest.*

175.29 Departure not permitted in special cases. (a) Any departure-control officer or other authorized official in any individual case may require any alien, or person he believes to be an alien, departing or attempting to depart even if such person has a permit to depart, to submit for official inspection all documents, articles, or other things which are being removed from the United States upon, or in connection with, such person's departure.

(b) Any departure-control officer or other authorized official shall temporarily prevent the departure of any person of the class mentioned in the preceding paragraph if such person refuses to submit to such official inspection, or if the officer or official believes the departure of such person would under these regulations be prejudicial to the interests of the United States, or if directed by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General to prevent such departure. In every such case the officer or other official preventing departure shall temporarily take possession of any travel document presented by the alien. Such action shall be reported immediately by the departure-control officer to the head of his Department with a full statement of the facts. An individual so temporarily prohibited from departing shall not be permitted to depart and shall not be entitled to the benefits of any exemptions or limitations hereinbefore provided unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the departure of such person would not be prejudical to the interests of the United States.*

175.30 Departure permitted in special cases. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of these regulations the Secretary of State may, in any individual case, authorize the issuance of a permit to depart to any alien or may allow any alien to depart without a permit if he deems such action to be in the interests of the United States.

(b) A departure-control officer may grant any airman emergency permission to depart, but in all such cases a copy of the airman's application shall be forwarded immediately to the appropriate permit-issuing authority or to the Secretary of State. Such emergency permission shall not be granted unless the departure-control officer is satisfied that such departure would not endanger the public safety or be prejudicial to the interests of the United States.*

175.31 Applications for permits to depart. Except in cases for which special procedure has hereinbefore been provided and

*For statutory citation, see note to § 175.21.

cases in which permits to depart are not required by these regulations, any alien desiring to depart from the United States shall apply to the Secretary of State, or to such officer as may be designated, for a permit to depart from the United States as follows:

(a) Blank application forms for permits to depart may be obtained from the Visa Division, Department of State, Washington, D. C., or from an office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or from a permit-issuing authority in the outlying possessions of the United States. Applications should be mailed at least 30 days before the date of intended departure in order that any delay in departure may be avoided.

(b) Applications for permits to depart from the continental United States, excepting Alaska, shall be made to the Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. All other applications for permits to depart shall be made to the appropriate permit-issuing authority specified in these regulations. Applications for permits to depart shall be made upon Form AD-1 prescribed by the permit-issuing authority and executed strictly in accordance with the instructions issued therewith, including the furnishing of photographs.

(c) A married woman accompanying her husband, or a child or children under 14 years of age accompanying either parent or both parents, may be included in the permit granted to the husband or parent, and in such case the wife or child will not be required to make a separate application. Group photographs may be used in such cases.

(d) Any attempt by an applicant to depart from the United States before action has been taken on his application, or after a permit has been denied, may subject the applicant to the penalties provided in the Act of May 22, 1918, as amended by the Act of June 21, 1941.

(e) If the application for permission to depart is approved the applicant will be notified, and one copy of the application, appropriately endorsed, which shall thereupon become the permit to depart, will be forwarded to the appropriate departure-control officer at the port or place from which the applicant has stated in his application that he intends to depart. Upon the applicant's personal appearance before such departure-control officer, indicated in the notification to the applicant, and upon the identification of such applicant by the departure-control officer, to whom the applicant shall surrender the notification received, the departure-control officer may permit such applicant to depart from the United States and shall verify such departure. The departurecontrol officer shall thereupon place a notation or certification on the permit concerning the alien's departure and forward such permit, together with the notification surrendered by the alien, to the Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. Under no circumstances should an alien to whom a departure permit has been granted be permitted to take such permit out of the United States or to have such permit in his possession while in the United States.

(f) A permit to depart shall be revocable at any time before departure of the alien in whose case such permit shall have been