---
title: "Record the power to revoke a visa and what the opened text does not list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/list-the-grounds-on-which-a-visa-may-be-cancelled/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-22-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record the power to revoke a visa and what the opened text does not list

> Record that after a visa or other documentation is issued, the consular officer or the Secretary of State may at any time, in that officer's discretion, revoke it.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/list-the-grounds-on-which-a-visa-may-be-cancelled/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record that after a visa or other documentation is issued, the consular officer or the Secretary of State may at any time, in that officer's discretion, revoke it. Record that notice of the revocation is communicated to the Attorney General, and that the revocation invalidates the visa or other documentation from the date of issuance. Record the limit on judicial review in the same subsection, including the removal-proceeding exception it states. Record that the opened text does not set out a closed list of cancellation grounds. Do not decide that a visa is revoked. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether revocation is in issue. 8 U.S.C. § 1201(i) is the revocation power. It is discretion, not a catalogue of grounds. The carrier proviso and the judicial-review sentence are part of the subsection and are not to be dropped. 8 C.F.R. § 214.1(d) is a different rule: within the period of admission or extension, nonimmigrant status shall be terminated by revocation of a waiver under section 212(d)(3) or (4), by introduction of a private bill, or, pursuant to a Federal Register notice, on national security, diplomatic, or public safety grounds. Those are status events, not visa-revocation grounds. The tool does not decide revocation. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [List the grounds on which a visa may be cancelled](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/list-the-grounds-on-which-a-visa-may-be-cancelled.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record that after a visa or other documentation is issued, the consular officer or the Secretary of State may at any time, in that officer's discretion, revoke it. Record that notice of the revocation is communicated to the Attorney General, and that the revocation invalidates the visa or other documentation from the date of issuance. Record the limit on judicial review in the same subsection, including the removal-proceeding exception it states. Record that the opened text does not set out a closed list of cancellation grounds. Do not decide that a visa is revoked.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not copy an Australian list of cancellation grounds into this task. Section 1201(i) states a discretion.
- Revocation of the visa document and termination of nonimmigrant status are different. Keep them apart.

## Sources

- [8 U.S.C. § 1201, issuance and refusal of visas](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1201) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [8 C.F.R. § 214.1, admission, extension, and maintenance of status](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/214.1) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*