46 C.F.R. § 12.02-10 Applications for documents from aliens.
Title 46 - Shipping
(a) No application from an alien for a certificate of service, certificate of efficiency, certificate of identification, continuous discharge book, or merchant mariner's document shall be accepted unless the alien presents acceptable documentary evidence from the United States US Citizenship and Immigration Services that he is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. (b) This evidence may be in the form of an alien registration receipt card issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services bearing the certification that the alien was admitted to the United States as an immigrant, or a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States issued by a naturalization court. [CGFR 65–50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-2004–18884, 69 FR 58343, Sept. 30, 2004]
Title 46: Shipping
PART 12—CERTIFICATION OF SEAMEN
Subpart 12.02—General Requirements for Certification
§ 12.02-10 Applications for documents from aliens.
