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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 8. ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
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Chapter 12. IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY |
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SubChapter II. IMMIGRATION |
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Part I. Selection System |
§ 1154. Procedure for granting immigrant status
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(a) Petitioning procedure (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in clause (viii), any citizen of the United States claiming that an alien is entitled to classification by reason of a relationship described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of section 1153(a) of this title or to an immediate relative status under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title may file a petition with the Attorney General for such classification. (ii) An alien spouse described in the second sentence of section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title also may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien (and the alien’s children) under such section. (iii) (I) An alien who is described in subclause (II) may file a petition with the Attorney General under this clause for classification of the alien (and any child of the alien) if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that— (aa) the marriage or the intent to marry the United States citizen was entered into in good faith by the alien; and (bb) during the marriage or relationship intended by the alien to be legally a marriage, the alien or a child of the alien has been battered or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s spouse or intended spouse. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), an alien described in this subclause is an alien— (aa) (AA) who is the spouse of a citizen of the United States; (BB) who believed that he or she had married a citizen of the United States and with whom a marriage ceremony was actually performed and who otherwise meets any applicable requirements under this chapter to establish the existence of and bona fides of a marriage, but whose marriage is not legitimate solely because of the bigamy of such citizen of the United States; or (CC) who was a bona fide spouse of a United States citizen within the past 2 years and— (aaa) whose spouse died within the past 2 years; (bbb) whose spouse lost or renounced citizenship status within the past 2 years related to an incident of domestic violence; or (ccc) who demonstrates a connection between the legal termination of the marriage within the past 2 years and battering or extreme cruelty by the United States citizen spouse; (bb) who is a person of good moral character; (cc) who is eligible to be classified as an immediate relative under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title or who would have been so classified but for the bigamy of the citizen of the United States that the alien intended to marry; and (dd) who has resided with the alien’s spouse or intended spouse. (iv) An alien who is the child of a citizen of the United States, or who was a child of a United States citizen parent who within the past 2 years lost or renounced citizenship status related to an incident of domestic violence, and who is a person of good moral character, who is eligible to be classified as an immediate relative under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, and who resides, or has resided in the past, with the citizen parent may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien (and any child of the alien) under such section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that the alien has been battered by or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s citizen parent. For purposes of this clause, residence includes any period of visitation. (v) An alien who— (I) is the spouse, intended spouse, or child living abroad of a citizen who— (aa) is an employee of the United States Government; (bb) is a member of the uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10); or (cc) has subjected the alien or the alien’s child to battery or extreme cruelty in the United States; and (II) is eligible to file a petition under clause (iii) or (iv), shall file such petition with the Attorney General under the procedures that apply to self-petitioners under clause (iii) or (iv), as applicable. (vi) For the purposes of any petition filed under clause (iii) or (iv), the denaturalization, loss or renunciation of citizenship, death of the abuser, divorce, or changes to the abuser’s citizenship status after filing of the petition shall not adversely affect the approval of the petition, and for approved petitions shall not preclude the classification of the eligible self-petitioning spouse or child as an immediate relative or affect the alien’s ability to adjust status under subsections (a) and (c) of section 1255 of this title or obtain status as a lawful permanent resident based on the approved self-petition under such clauses. (vii) An alien may file a petition with the Secretary of Homeland Security under this subparagraph for classification of the alien under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title if the alien— (I) is the parent of a citizen of the United States or was a parent of a citizen of the United States who, within the past 2 years, lost or renounced citizenship status related to an incident of domestic violence or died; (II) is a person of good moral character; (III) is eligible to be classified as an immediate relative under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title; (IV) resides, or has resided, with the citizen daughter or son; and (V) demonstrates that the alien has been battered or subject to extreme cruelty by the citizen daughter or son. (viii) (I) Clause (i) shall not apply to a citizen of the United States who has been convicted of a specified offense against a minor, unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole and unreviewable discretion, determines that the citizen poses no risk to the alien with respect to whom a petition described in clause (i) is filed. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the term “specified offense against a minor” is defined as in section 16911 of title 42. (B) (i) (I) Except as provided in subclause (II), any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence claiming that an alien is entitled to a classification by reason of the relationship described in section 1153(a)(2) of this title may file a petition with the Attorney General for such classification. (I) of this section for classification of a professional athlete shall remain valid for the athlete after the athlete changes employers, if the new employer is a team in the same sport as the team which was the employer who filed the petition. (2) “Professional athlete” defined For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “professional athlete” means an individual who is employed as an athlete by— (A) a team that is a member of an association of 6 or more professional sports teams whose total combined revenues exceed $10,000,000 per year, if the association governs the conduct of its members and regulates the contests and exhibitions in which its member teams regularly engage; or (B) any minor league team that is affiliated with such an association. (j) Job flexibility for long delayed applicants for adjustment of status to permanent residence A petition under subsection (a)(1)(D) of this section for an individual whose application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 1255 of this title has been filed and remained unadjudicated for 180 days or more shall remain valid with respect to a new job if the individual changes jobs or employers if the new job is in the same or a similar occupational classification as the job for which the petition was filed.
(k) Procedures for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the case of a petition under this section initially filed for an alien unmarried son or daughter’s classification as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 1153(a)(2)(B) of this title, based on a parent of the son or daughter being an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if such parent subsequently becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States, such petition shall be converted to a petition to classify the unmarried son or daughter as a family-sponsored immigrant under section 1153(a)(1) of this title.
(2) Exception Paragraph (1) does not apply if the son or daughter files with the Attorney General a written statement that he or she elects not to have such conversion occur (or if it has occurred, to have such conversion revoked). Where such an election has been made, any determination with respect to the son or daughter’s eligibility for admission as a family-sponsored immigrant shall be made as if such naturalization had not taken place.
(3) Priority date Regardless of whether a petition is converted under this subsection or not, if an unmarried son or daughter described in this subsection was assigned a priority date with respect to such petition before such naturalization, he or she may maintain that priority date.
(4) Clarification This subsection shall apply to a petition if it is properly filed, regardless of whether it was approved or not before such naturalization.
(l) Surviving relative consideration for certain petitions and applications (1) In general An alien described in paragraph (2) who resided in the United States at the time of the death of the qualifying relative and who continues to reside in the United States shall have such petition described in paragraph (2), or an application for adjustment of status to that of a person admitted for lawful permanent residence based upon the family relationship described in paragraph (2), and any related applications, adjudicated notwithstanding the death of the qualifying relative, unless the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, in the unreviewable discretion of the Secretary, that approval would not be in the public interest.
(2) Alien described An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who, immediately prior to the death of his or her qualifying relative, was— (A) the beneficiary of a pending or approved petition for classification as an immediate relative (as described in section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title); (B) the beneficiary of a pending or approved petition for classification under section 1153(a) or (d) of this title; (C) a derivative beneficiary of a pending or approved petition for classification under section 1153(b) of this title (as described in section 1153(d) of this title); (D) the beneficiary of a pending or approved refugee/asylee relative petition under section 1157 or 1158 of this title; (E) an alien admitted in “T” nonimmigrant status as described in section 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii) of this title or in “U” nonimmigrant status as described in section 1101(a)(15)(U)(ii) of this title; (F) a child of an alien who filed a pending or approved petition for classification or application for adjustment of status or other benefit specified in section 1101(a)(51) of this title as a VAWA self-petitioner; or (G) an asylee (as described in section 1158(b)(3) of this title).
Amendments
For termination of amendment by section 563 of Pub. L. 113—6, see Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment note below.
References In Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB), (B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB), was in the original, “this Act”, meaning act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, known as the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of this title and Tables.
The Child Status Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(D)(iii), is Pub. L. 107–208,
The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is Pub. L. 106–279,
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (a)(1)(I)(iv). Pub. L. 113–6 temporarily added cl. (iv). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (l)(2)(F), (G). Pub. L. 113–4 added subpar. (F) and redesignated former subpar. (F) as (G).
2009—Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 111–83 added subsec. (l).
2006—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 109–248, § 402(a)(1), substituted “Except as provided in clause (viii), any” for “Any”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(vii). Pub. L. 109–162, § 816, added cl. (vii).
Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(viii). Pub. L. 109–248, § 402(a)(2), added cl. (viii).
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 109–248, § 402(a)(3), redesignated cl. (i) as first subcl. (I), substituted “Except as provided in subclause (II), any alien” for “Any alien”, and added a second subcl. (I).
Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(v). Pub. L. 109–271, which directed insertion of “or (B)(iii)” after “(A)(iv)”, was executed by making the insertion after “(A)(iv)” both places it appeared, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 109–162, § 805(c)(1), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(i)(I). Pub. L. 109–162, § 805(a)(1)(A), inserted “or subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii) of this section” after “subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section” in two places.
Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(i)(III). Pub. L. 109–162, § 805(a)(1)(B), substituted “a VAWA self-petitioner” for “a petitioner for preference status under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 1153(a) of this title, whichever paragraph is applicable,”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(iv). Pub. L. 109–162, § 805(a)(2), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (a)(1)(K). Pub. L. 109–162, § 814(b), added subpar. (K).
Subsec. (a)(1)(L). Pub. L. 109–162, § 814(e), added subpar. (L).
2002—Subsec. (a)(1)(D)(iii). Pub. L. 107–208, § 7, added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 107–208, § 6, added subsec. (k).
2000—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(b)(1)(A), amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “An alien who is the spouse of a citizen of the United States, who is a person of good moral character, who is eligible to be classified as an immediate relative under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, and who has resided in the United States with the alien’s spouse may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien (and any child of the alien if such a child has not been classified under clause (iv)) under such section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that—
“(I) the alien is residing in the United States, the marriage between the alien and the spouse was entered into in good faith by the alien, and during the marriage the alien or a child of the alien has been battered by or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s spouse; and
“(II) the alien is a person whose removal, in the opinion of the Attorney General, would result in extreme hardship to the alien or a child of the alien.”
Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(b)(2), amended cl. (iv) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iv) read as follows: “An alien who is the child of a citizen of the United States, who is a person of good moral character, who is eligible to be classified as an immediate relative under section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, and who has resided in the United States with the citizen parent may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien under such section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that—
“(I) the alien is residing in the United States and during the period of residence with the citizen parent the alien has been battered by or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s citizen parent; and
“(II) the alien is a person whose removal, in the opinion of the Attorney General, would result in extreme hardship to the alien.”
Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(v). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(b)(3), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(vi). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1507(a)(1), added cl. (vi).
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(c)(1), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “An alien who is the spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, who is a person of good moral character, who is eligible for classification under section 1153(a)(2)(A) of this title, and who has resided in the United States with the alien’s legal permanent resident spouse may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien (and any child of the alien if such a child has not been classified under clause (iii)) under such section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that the conditions described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(iii) are met with respect to the alien.”
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(c)(2), amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “An alien who is the child of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, who is a person of good moral character, who is eligible for classification under section 1153(a)(2)(A) of this title, and who has resided in the United States with the alien’s permanent resident alien parent may file a petition with the Attorney General under this subparagraph for classification of the alien under such section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that—
“(I) the alien is residing in the United States and during the period of residence with the permanent resident parent the alien has been battered by or has been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s permanent resident parent; and
“(II) the alien is a person whose removal, in the opinion of the Attorney General, would result in extreme hardship to the alien.”
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(c)(3), added cl. (iv).
Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(v). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1507(a)(2), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (a)(1)(C) to (I). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(d)(1), (2), added subpars. (C) and (D) and redesignated former subpars. (C) to (G) as (E) to (I), respectively. Former subpar. (H) redesignated (J).
Subsec. (a)(1)(J). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1503(d)(1), (3), redesignated subpar. (H) as (J) and inserted “or in making determinations under subparagraphs (C) and (D),” after “subparagraph (B),”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–279 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted “subparagraph (F) or (G) of section 1101(b)(1)” for “section 1101(b)(1)(F)”, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106–386, § 1507(b), inserted at end “Remarriage of an alien whose petition was approved under subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) or (a)(1)(A)(iii) of this section or marriage of an alien described in clause (iv) or (vi) of subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section or in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii) of this section shall not be the basis for revocation of a petition approval under section 1155 of this title.”
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 106–313 added subsec. (j).
1996—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iii)(II), (iv)(II), (B)(iii)(II). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(A), substituted “removal” for “deportation”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(f)(2)(A), substituted “be admitted” for “enter”.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104–208, § 624(b), added subsec. (i).
1994—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40701(a), in subpar. (A), designated first sentence as cl. (i) and second sentence as cl. (ii) and added cls. (iii) and (iv), in subpar. (B), designated existing provisions as cl. (i) and added cls. (ii) and (iii), and added subpar. (H).
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 103–416 in second sentence inserted “spouse” after “alien” and “of the alien (and the alien’s children)” after “for classification”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40701(b)(1), in subpar. (A), substituted “for the classification of the spouse of an alien if the alien,” for “filed by an alien who,” in introductory provisions and in subpar. (B), substituted “for the classification of the spouse of an alien if the prior marriage of the alien” for “by an alien whose prior marriage”.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40701(c), added subsec. (h).
1991—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–232, § 302(e)(4)(A), inserted sentence at end authorizing filing of petitions by aliens described in second sentence of section 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title.
Subsec. (a)(1)(F). Pub. L. 102–232, § 302(e)(4)(B), substituted “Attorney General” for “Secretary of State”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(G)(iii). Pub. L. 102–232, § 302(e)(4)(C), struck out “or registration” after “petition”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–232, § 302(e)(5), substituted “as an immigrant” for “as a immigrant”.
Subsec. (f)(4)(A)(ii)(II). Pub. L. 102–232, § 309(b)(5), substituted “the second and third sentences of such section” for “section 9847 of title 42”.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–232, § 308(b), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 101–649, § 702(b). See 1990 Amendment note below.
1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Any citizen of the United States claiming that an alien is entitled to a preference status by reason of a relationship described in paragraph (1), (4), or (5) of section 1153(a) of this title, or to an immediate relative status under section 1151(b) of this title, or any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence claiming that an alien is entitled to a preference status by reason of the relationship described in section 1153(a)(2) of this title, or any alien desiring to be classified as a preference immigrant under section 1153(a)(3) of this title (or any person on behalf of such an alien), or any person desiring and intending to employ within the United States an alien entitled to classification as a preference immigrant under section 1153(a)(6) of this title, may file a petition with the Attorney General for such classification. The petition shall be in such form as the Attorney General may by regulations prescribe and shall contain such information and be supported by such documentary evidence as the Attorney General may require. The petition shall be made under oath administered by any individual having authority to administer oaths, if executed in the United States, but, if executed outside the United States, administered by a consular officer or an immigration officer.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(2), substituted reference to section 1153(b)(2) or 1153(b)(3) of this title for reference to section 1153(a)(3) or (6) of this title, and reference to preference under section 1153(a) or (b) of this title for reference to a preference status under section 1153(a) of this title.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(3), substituted “immigrant under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 1153 of this title” for “preference immigrant under section 1153(a) of this title”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(5), (6), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which related to applicability of provisions to qualified immigrants specified in section 1152(e) of this title.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(4), substituted reference to section 1153(a)(3) of this title for reference to section 1153(a)(4) of this title.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–649, § 702(b), as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, § 308(b), inserted “except as provided in section 1255(e)(3) of this title,” after “Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,”.
Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(6), redesignated subsec. (h) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated as (f).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 101–649, § 162(b)(6), redesignated subsec. (h) as (g).
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(g)(1), substituted “an immediate relative” for “a nonquota”.
Subsec. (g)(3)(A). Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(g)(2), substituted “(C)(ii) of paragraph (2)” for “(C)(i) of paragraph 2”.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–639, § 2(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–639, § 4(a), inserted “(1)” after “if” and “, or has sought to be accorded,” and added cl. (2).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 99–639, § 5(b), added subsec. (h).
1982—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97–359 added subsec. (g).
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–116, § 18(d), substituted “of a relationship described in paragraph” for “of the relationships described in paragraphs”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–116, § 3, redesignated subsec. (e) as (d). Former subsec. (d), directing that the Attorney General forward to the Congress a Statistical summary of petitions for immigrant status approved by him under section 1153(a)(3) or 1153(a)(6) of this title and that the reports be submitted to Congress on the first and fifteenth day of each calendar month in which Congress was in session, was struck out.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 97–116, § 3, redesignated as subsec. (e) the subsec. (f) relating to subsequent finding of non-entitlement. See 1978 Amendment note below. Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d).
1980—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–470 substituted provision requiring the Attorney General to forward to Congress a statistical summary of approved petitions for professional or occupational preferences for provision requiring the Attorney General to forward to Congress a report on each petition approved for professional or occupational preference stating the basis for his approval and the facts pertinent in establishing qualifications for preferential status.
1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–417, § 2, struck out “no more than two petitions may be approved for one petitioner on behalf of a child as defined in section 1101(b)(1)(E) or 1101(b)(1)(F) of this title unless necessary to prevent the separation of brothers and sisters and” after “subsection (b) of this section”.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 95–417, § 3, added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e), relating to subsequent finding of non-entitlement, as subsec. (f) without regard to existing subsec. (f), relating to provisions applicable to qualified immigrants, added by Pub. L. 94–571.
1976—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94–571 added subsec. (f).
1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions spelling out the statutory grounds for filing a petition for preference status and prescribing the authority of the Attorney General to require documentary evidence in support and the form of the petition, for provisions prohibiting consular officers from granting preference status before being authorized to do so in cases of applications based on membership in the ministry of a religious denomination or high education, technical training, or specialized experience which would be substantially beneficial to the United States.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions authorizing investigation of petitions by the Attorney General, consultation with the Secretary of Labor, and authorization to consular officers, for provisions specifying the form of application for preference status on the basis of membership in the ministry of a religious denomination or high education, technical training, or specialized experience which would be substantially beneficial to the United States and the circumstances making an application appropriate.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions limiting the number of orphan petitions which may be approved for one petitioner and prohibiting approval of any petition of an alien whose prior marriage was determined by the Attorney General to have been entered into for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, for provisions which related to investigation of facts by the Attorney General and submission of reports to Congress covering the granting of preferential status.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions requiring the Attorney General to submit reports to Congress on each approved petition for professional or occupational preference, for provisions prohibiting a statutory construction of the section which would entitle an immigrant to preferential classification if, upon arrival at the port of entry, he was found not to be entitled to such classification.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–236 added subsec. (e).
1962—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 87–885 provided for submission of reports to Congress.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Pub. L. 113–6, div. D, title V, § 563,
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–208 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–279 effective
Amendment by section 308(e)(1)(A), (f)(2)(A) of Pub. L. 104–208 effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–416 effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–649, see section 219(dd) of Pub. L. 103–416, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–322 effective
Amendment by sections 302(e)(4), (5) and 308(b) of Pub. L. 102–232 effective as if included in the enactment of the Immigration Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–649, see section 310(1) of Pub. L. 102–232, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
Amendment by section 162(b) of Pub. L. 101–649 effective
Pub. L. 101–649, title VII, § 702(c),
Pub. L. 99–639, § 4(b),
Pub. L. 99–639, § 5(c),
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–116 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–571 effective on first day of first month which begins more than sixty days after
For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 89–236, see section 20 of Pub. L. 89–236, set out as a note under section 1151 of this title.
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 111–83, title V, § 568(d)(2),
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.
Act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1254, §§ 1–3, 68 Stat. 1145, provided for the importation of skilled alien sheepherders upon approval by the Attorney General, certification to the Secretary of State by the Attorney General of names and addresses of sheepherders whose applications for importation were approved, and issuance of not more than 385 special nonquota immigrant visas. Provisions of said act expired on