(a) The provisions of this chapter relating to the surrender of persons who have committed crimes in foreign countries shall continue in force only during the existence of any treaty of extradition with such foreign government.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to permit, in the exercise of comity, the surrender of persons, other than citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, who have committed crimes of violence against nationals of the United States in foreign countries without regard to the existence of any treaty of extradition with such foreign government if the Attorney General certifies, in writing, that—
(1) evidence has been presented by the foreign government that indicates that had the offenses been committed in the United States, they would constitute crimes of violence as defined under section 16 of this title; and
(2) the offenses charged are not of a political nature.
(c) As used in this section, the term "national of the United States" has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 822; Pub. L. 104–132, title IV, §443(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1280.)
| Country | Date signed | Entered into force | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Mar. 1, 1933 | Nov. 14, 1935 | 49 Stat. 3313. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | June 3, 1996 | July 1, 1999 | TIAS. |
| Argentina | June 10, 1997 | June 15, 2000 | TIAS 12866. |
| Australia | Dec. 22, 1931 | Aug. 30, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| May 14, 1974 | May 8, 1976 | 27 UST 957. | |
| Sept. 4, 1990 | Dec. 21, 1992 | 1736 UNTS 344. | |
| Austria | Jan. 8, 1998 | Jan. 1, 2000 | TIAS 12916. |
| July 20, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.2. | |
| Bahamas | Mar. 9, 1990 | Sept. 22, 1994 | TIAS. |
| Barbados | Feb. 28, 1996 | Mar. 3, 2000 | TIAS 00-303. |
| Belgium | Apr. 27, 1987 | Sept. 1, 1997 | TIAS 97-901. |
| Dec. 16, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201. | |
| Belize | Mar. 30, 2000 | Mar. 27, 2001 | TIAS 13089. |
| Bolivia | June 27, 1995 | Nov. 21, 1996 | TIAS 96-112. |
| Brazil | Jan. 13, 1961 | Dec. 17, 1964 | 15 UST 2093. |
| June 18, 1962 | Dec. 17, 1964 | 15 UST 2112. | |
| Bulgaria | Mar. 19, 1924 | June 24, 1924 | 43 Stat. 1886. |
| June 8, 1934 | Aug. 15, 1935 | 49 Stat. 3250. | |
| Sept. 19, 2007 | May 21, 2009 | TIAS. | |
| Burma | Dec. 22, 1931 | Nov. 1, 1941 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Canada | Dec. 3, 1971 | Mar. 22, 1976 | 27 UST 983. |
| June 28, July 9, 1974 | Mar. 22, 1976 | 27 UST 1017. | |
| Jan. 11, 1988 | Nov. 26, 1991 | 1853 UNTS 407. | |
| Jan. 12, 2001 | Apr. 30, 2003 | TIAS 03-430. | |
| Chile | Apr. 17, 1900 | June 26, 1902 | 32 Stat. 1850. |
| Colombia | Sept. 14, 1979 | Mar. 4, 1982 | TIAS. |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Jan. 6, 1909 Jan. 15, 1929 Apr. 23, 1936 |
July 27, 1911 May 19, 1929 Sept. 24, 1936 |
37 Stat. 1526. 46 Stat. 2276. 50 Stat. 1117. |
| Costa Rica | Dec. 4, 1982 | Oct. 11, 1991 | TIAS. |
| Cuba | Apr. 6, 1904 | Mar. 2, 1905 | 33 Stat. 2265. |
| Dec. 6, 1904 | Mar. 2, 1905 | 33 Stat. 2273. | |
| Jan. 14, 1926 | June 18, 1926 | 44 Stat. 2392. | |
| Cyprus | June 17, 1996 | Sept. 14, 1999 | TIAS 99-914. |
| Jan. 20, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.4. | |
| Czech Republic 1 | July 2, 1925 Apr. 29, 1935 |
Mar. 29, 1926 Aug. 28, 1935 |
44 Stat. 2367. 49 Stat. 3253. |
| May 16, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.5. | |
| Denmark | June 22, 1972 | July 31, 1974 | 25 UST 1293. |
| June 23, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.6. | |
| Dominica | Oct. 10, 1996 | May 25, 2000 | TIAS 00-525. |
| Dominican Republic | June 19, 1909 | Aug. 2, 1910 | 36 Stat. 2468. |
| Ecuador | June 28, 1872 | Nov. 12, 1873 | 18 Stat. 199. |
| Sept. 22, 1939 | May 29, 1941 | 55 Stat. 1196. | |
| Egypt | Aug. 11, 1874 | Apr. 22, 1875 | 19 Stat. 572. |
| El Salvador | Apr. 18, 1911 | July 10, 1911 | 37 Stat. 1516. |
| Estonia | Nov. 8, 1923 | Nov. 15, 1924 | 43 Stat. 1849. |
| Oct. 10, 1934 | May 7, 1935 | 49 Stat. 3190. | |
| Feb. 8, 2006 | Apr. 7, 2009 | TIAS 09-407. | |
| European Union | June 25, 2003 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201. |
| Fiji | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| July 14, 1972, Aug. 17, 1973 | Aug. 17, 1973 | 24 UST 1965. | |
| Finland | June 11, 1976 | May 11, 1980 | 31 UST 944. |
| Dec. 16, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.7. | |
| France | Apr. 23, 1996 | Feb. 1, 2002 | TIAS 02-201. |
| Sept. 30, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.8. | |
| Gambia | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Germany | June 20, 1978 | Aug. 29, 1980 | 32 UST 1485. |
| Oct. 21, 1986 | Mar. 11, 1993 | 1909 UNTS 441. | |
| Apr. 18, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.9 | |
| Ghana | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Greece | May 6, 1931 | Nov. 1, 1932 | 47 Stat. 2185. |
| Sept. 2, 1937 | Sept. 2, 1937 | 51 Stat. 357. | |
| Jan. 18, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.10. | |
| Grenada | May 30, 1996 | Sept. 14, 1999 | TIAS 99-914.1. |
| Guatemala | Feb. 27, 1903 | Aug. 15, 1903 | 33 Stat. 2147. |
| Feb. 20, 1940 | Mar. 13, 1941 | 55 Stat. 1097. | |
| Guyana | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Haiti | Aug. 9, 1904 | June 28, 1905 | 34 Stat. 2858. |
| Honduras | Jan. 15, 1909 | July 10, 1912 | 37 Stat. 1616. |
| Feb. 21, 1927 | June 5, 1928 | 45 Stat. 2489. | |
| Hong Kong | Dec. 20, 1996 | Jan. 21, 1998 | TIAS. |
| Hungary | Dec. 1, 1994 | Mar. 18, 1997 | TIAS 97-318. |
| Nov. 15, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.11. | |
| Iceland | Jan. 6, 1902 | May 16, 1902 | 32 Stat. 1096. |
| Nov. 6, 1905 | Feb. 19, 1906 | 34 Stat. 2887. | |
| India | June 25, 1997 | July 21, 1999 | TIAS 12873. |
| Iraq | June 7, 1934 | Apr. 23, 1936 | 49 Stat. 3380. |
| Ireland | July 13, 1983 | Dec. 15, 1984 | TIAS 10813. |
| July 14, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.12. | |
| Israel | Dec. 10, 1962 | Dec. 5, 1963 | 14 UST 1707.2 |
| July 6, 2005 | Jan. 10, 2007 | TIAS 07-110. | |
| Italy | Oct. 13, 1983 | Sept. 24, 1984 | 35 UST 3023. |
| May 3, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.13. | |
| Jamaica | June 14, 1983 | July 7, 1991 | TIAS. |
| Japan | Mar. 3, 1978 | Mar. 26, 1980 | 31 UST 892. |
| Jordan | Mar. 28, 1995 | July 29, 1995 | TIAS. |
| Kenya | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| May 14, Aug. 19, 1965 | Aug. 19, 1965 | 16 UST 1866. | |
| Kiribati | June 8, 1972 | Jan. 21, 1977 | 28 UST 227. |
| Latvia | Oct. 16, 1923 | Mar. 1, 1924 | 43 Stat. 1738. |
| Oct. 10, 1934 | Mar. 29, 1935 | 49 Stat. 3131. | |
| Dec. 7, 2005 | Apr. 15, 2009 | TIAS 09-415. | |
| Lesotho | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Liberia | Nov. 1, 1937 | Nov. 21, 1939 | 54 Stat. 1733. |
| Liechtenstein | May 20, 1936 | June 28, 1937 | 50 Stat. 1337. |
| Lithuania | Oct. 23, 2001 | Mar. 31, 2003 | TIAS 13166. |
| June 15, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.14. | |
| Luxembourg | Oct. 1, 1996 | Feb. 1, 2002 | TIAS 12804. |
| Feb. 1, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.15. | |
| Malawi | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Dec. 17, 1966, Jan. 6, Apr. 4, 1967 | Apr. 4, 1967 | 18 UST 1822. | |
| Malaysia | Aug. 3, 1995 | June 2, 1997 | TIAS 97-602. |
| Malta | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| May 18, 2006 | July 1, 2009 | TIAS 09-701. | |
| Marshall Islands | Apr. 30, 2003 | May 1, 2004 | TIAS 04-501.2. |
| Mauritius | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Mexico | May 4, 1978 | Jan. 25, 1980 | 31 UST 5059. |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | May 21, 2001 | TIAS 12897. | |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | May 14, 2003 | June 25, 2004 | TIAS 04-625.4. |
| Monaco | Feb. 15, 1939 | Mar. 28, 1940 | 54 Stat. 1780. |
| Nauru | Dec. 22, 1931 | Aug. 30, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Netherlands | June 24, 1980 | Sept. 15, 1983 | 35 UST 1334. |
| Sept. 29, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.16. | |
| New Zealand | Jan. 12, 1970 | Dec. 8, 1970 | 22 UST 1. |
| Nicaragua | Mar. 1, 1905 | July 14, 1907 | 35 Stat. 1869. |
| Nigeria | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Norway | June 9, 1977 | Mar. 7, 1980 | 31 UST 5619. |
| Pakistan | Dec. 22, 1931 | Mar. 9, 1942 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Panama | May 25, 1904 | May 8, 1905 | 34 Stat. 2851. |
| Papua New Guinea | Dec. 22, 1931 | Aug. 30, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Feb. 2, 23, 1988 | Feb. 23, 1988 | TIAS. | |
| Paraguay | Nov. 9, 1998 | Mar. 9, 2001 | TIAS 12995. |
| Peru | July 26, 2001 | Aug. 25, 2003 | TIAS 03-825. |
| Philippines | Nov. 13, 1994 | Nov. 22, 1996 | TIAS 96-1122. |
| Poland | July 10, 1996 | Sept. 17, 1999 | TIAS 99-917. |
| June 9, 2006 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.17. | |
| Portugal | May 7, 1908 | Nov. 14, 1908 | 35 Stat. 2071. |
| July 14, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.18. | |
| Romania | July 23, 1924 | Apr. 7, 1925 | 44 Stat. 2020. |
| Nov. 10, 1936 | July 27, 1937 | 50 Stat. 1349. | |
| Sept. 10, 2007 | May 8, 2009 | TIAS 09-508. | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sept. 18, 1996 | Feb. 23, 2000 | TIAS 12805. |
| Saint Lucia | Apr. 18, 1996 | Feb. 2, 2000 | TIAS 00-202. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Aug. 15, 1996 | Sept. 8, 1999 | TIAS 99-908. |
| San Marino | Jan. 10, 1906 | July 8, 1908 | 35 Stat. 1971. |
| Oct. 10, 1934 | June 28, 1935 | 49 Stat. 3198. | |
| Seychelles | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Sierra Leone | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Singapore | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Apr. 23, June 10, 1969 | June 10, 1969 | 20 UST 2764. | |
| Slovakia 1 | July 2, 1925 Apr. 29, 1935 Feb. 6, 2006 |
Mar. 29, 1926 Aug. 28, 1935 Feb. 1, 2010 |
44 Stat. 2367. 49 Stat. 3253. TIAS 10-201.19. |
| Slovenia 1 | Oct. 17, 2005 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.20. |
| Solomon Islands | June 8, 1972 | Jan. 21, 1977 | 28 UST 277. |
| South Africa | Sept. 16, 1999 | June 25, 2001 | TIAS 13060. |
| South Korea | June 9, 1998 | Dec. 20, 1999 | TIAS 12962. |
| Spain | May 29, 1970 | June 16, 1971 | 22 UST 737. |
| Jan. 25, 1975 | June 2, 1978 | 29 UST 2283. | |
| Feb. 9, 1988 | July 2, 1993 | TIAS. | |
| Mar. 12, 1996 | July 25, 1999 | TIAS. | |
| Dec. 17, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.21. | |
| Sri Lanka | Sept. 30, 1999 | Jan. 12, 2001 | TIAS 13066. |
| Suriname | June 2, 1887 | July 11, 1889 | 26 Stat. 1481. |
| Jan. 18, 1904 | Aug. 28, 1904 | 33 Stat. 2257. | |
| Swaziland | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| May 13, July 28, 1970 | July 28, 1970 | 21 UST 1930. | |
| Sweden | Oct. 24, 1961 | Dec. 3, 1963 | 14 UST 1845. |
| Mar. 14, 1983 | Sept. 24, 1984 | 35 UST 2501. | |
| Dec. 16, 2004 | Feb. 1, 2010 | TIAS 10-201.22. | |
| Switzerland | Nov. 14, 1990 | Sept. 10, 1997 | TIAS 97-910. |
| Tanzania | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Nov. 30, Dec. 6, 1965 | Dec. 6, 1965 | 16 UST 2066. | |
| Thailand | Dec. 14, 1983 | May 17, 1991 | TIAS. |
| Tonga | Dec. 22, 1931 | Aug. 1, 1966 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Mar. 14, Apr. 13, 1977 | Apr. 13, 1977 | 28 UST 5290. | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Mar. 4, 1996 | Nov. 29, 1999 | TIAS 99-1129. |
| Turkey | June 7, 1979 | Jan. 1, 1981 | 32 UST 3111. |
| Tuvalu | June 8, 1972 | Jan. 21, 1977 | 28 UST 227. |
| Apr. 25, 1980 | 32 UST 1310. | ||
| United Kingdom | Mar. 31, 2003 Dec. 16, 2004 |
Apr. 26, 2007 Feb. 1, 2010 |
TIAS 07-426. TIAS 10-201.23. |
| Uruguay | Apr. 6, 1973 | Apr. 11, 1984 | 35 UST 3197. |
| Venezuela | Jan. 19, 21, 1922 | Apr. 14, 1923 | 43 Stat. 1698. |
| Yugoslavia 1 | Oct. 25, 1901 | June 12, 1902 | 32 Stat. 1890. |
| Zambia | Dec. 22, 1931 | June 24, 1935 | 47 Stat. 2122. |
| Zimbabwe | July 25, 1997 | Apr. 26, 2000 | TIAS. |
Sections: Previous 3168 3169 3170 3171 3172 3173 3174 3181 3182 3183 3184 3185 3186 3187 3188 Next
Last modified: October 26, 2015