1999 US Code
Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 12 - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
SUBCHAPTER II - IMMIGRATION
Part III - Issuance of Entry Documents
Sec. 1204 - Immediate relative and special immigrant visas
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 12 - IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY SUBCHAPTER II - IMMIGRATION Part III - Issuance of Entry Documents Sec. 1204 - Immediate relative and special immigrant visas |
| Contains | section 1204 |
| Date | 1999 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 23, 2000 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 3, §224, 66 Stat. 195; Pub. L. 89-236, §11(d), Oct. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 918. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 195 79 Stat. 918 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-236 |
§1204. Immediate relative and special immigrant visas
A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided in section 1201 of this title, issue an immigrant visa to a special immigrant or immediate relative as such upon satisfactory proof, under regulations prescribed under this chapter, that the applicant is entitled to special immigrant or immediate relative status.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 3, §224, 66 Stat. 195; Pub. L. 89–236, §11(d), Oct. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 918.)
Amendments1965—Pub. L. 89–236 struck out reference to sections 1154 and 1155 of this title and substituted “special immigrant or immediate relative” for “nonquota immigrant”.
Effective Date of 1965 AmendmentFor 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.
Cross ReferencesDefinition of consular officer, immigrant visa, special immigrant, see section 1101 of this title.
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