[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45068-45077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14538]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 41 and 42
[Public Notice: 12080]
RIN 1400-AF53
Visas: Nonimmigrant Visas; Immigrant Visas
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (Department) amends its regulations
governing nonimmigrant and immigrant visas to update classification
symbols and descriptions for certain immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.
DATES: This final rule is effective on September 12, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Lage, Acting Senior Regulatory
Coordinator, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 600 19th St.
NW, Washington, DC 20522, (202) 485-7586, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What changes to 22 CFR 41.12, 41.84, and 42.11 does this Final Rule
make?
The Department is amending 22 CFR 41.12 to include classification
symbols and related descriptions for the CW-1, CW-2, E-2C, and T-6 visa
classifications. The Department is also amending 22 CFR 42.11 to
include classification symbols and related descriptions for surviving
spouses and children, as described in Section 403(a) of the Emergency
Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (``ESSAA''), Public Law
117-31, 135 Stat. 309, as well as classification symbols and related
descriptions for EB-5 immigrant visas initiated by the EB-5 Reform and
Integrity Act of 2022, Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103 (``EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act''). The
changes in the classification descriptions under this Final Rule will
have no impact on who may qualify for such a visa; as such, this Final
Rule will not practically impact any current applicant for any visa.
This rule also makes technical corrections to the classification
symbols for visa classifications to ensure the accurate inclusion of
all active immigrant visa classifications.
II Why is the Department promulgating this Final Rule?
A. T Visas, Victims of Trafficking in Persons
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008,
Public Law 106-386 amended Section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) of the INA to
include parents and unmarried siblings under the age of 18 whose
eligibility for T derivative classification is not tied to the age of
the principal applicant, but rather to their present danger of
retaliation as a result of the principal's escape from trafficking or
cooperation with law enforcement, as determined by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services. These derivatives receive T-4 and T-5 visa
classifications. Additionally, Section 1221 of the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Public Law 113-4, amended Section
101(a)(15)(T)(ii)(III) of the INA by adding the T-6 derivative
classification, which is available to an eligible adult or minor child
of a T-1 principal applicant's derivative family member, if such
derivative's adult or minor child themself faces a present danger of
retaliation as a result of the principal's escape from trafficking or
cooperation with law enforcement.
Classification symbols in existing regulations at 22 CFR 41.12 do
not reflect the 2013 expansion of eligibility for the adult or minor
child of a derivative beneficiary, and to address this, this rule
amends 22 CFR 41.12 to add the T-6 classification symbol and
description. This rule also adds details to existing descriptions of
the T-4 and T-5 visa classification to better reflect the statutory
criteria. The rule further amends 22 CFR 41.84 to reflect the current
language more closely in INA section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) which describes
the family members who may qualify for T nonimmigrant status as certain
accompanying or following-to-join derivative family members of a
principal T-1 nonimmigrant. These classification codes are consistent
with those used by the Department of Homeland Security.
B. CW Visas--Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Transitional Workers
Section 6 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America, Public Law 94-241, as amended by Section 702(a) of the
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Public Law 110-229,
provides for nonimmigrant visas for certain CNMI transitional workers,
investors, and their spouses and children. The Department classifies
CNMI transitional workers as CW-1, spouses, or children of a CW-1 as a
CW-2, and CNMI investors and their spouses or children as E-2C. This
rule adds these nonimmigrant visa classifications to 22 CFR 41.12.
These classification codes are consistent with those used by the
Department of Homeland Security.
C. SS1 Classification--Surviving Spouses and Children of United States
Government Employees Abroad
Section 403(a) of the ESSAA amended INA Section 101(a)(27)(D), 8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D), to change the definition of a special immigrant
to include ``the surviving spouse or child of an employee of the United
States Government abroad: Provided, [t]hat the employee performed
faithful service for a total of not less than 15 years or was killed in
the line of duty.'' The Department classifies each surviving spouse and
child of an employee of the United States Government abroad as an SS1.
While this Final Rule does not address the parameters under which a
noncitizen may qualify for issuance of an SS1 immigrant visa, this rule
adds these special immigrant visa classifications to 22 CFR 42.11.
D. EB-5 Program Changes
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act made substantial changes to
Section 203(b)(5) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5). The EB-5 Reform and
Integrity Act sets forth an allocation of visas to qualified immigrant
investors who invest in new commercial enterprises and satisfy
applicable job creation requirements. Certain percentages of these
visas are reserved for investors in rural areas, investors in areas
designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as high
unemployment areas, and investors in infrastructure projects.
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act repealed the former Regional
Center Program under section 610 of Public Law 102-395 and authorized a
new Regional Center Program. As a result of the new legislation, the
Visa Office is adding new EB-5 classification symbols. An investor in a
non-regional center for an unreserved visa is classified as NU-1 and
the spouse and children of an NU-1 applicant are classified as an NU-2
and NU-3, respectively. An investor in a regional center for an
unreserved visa is classified as an RU-1 applicant, and the spouse and
children of an RU-1 applicant are classified as an RU-2 and RU-3,
respectively. An applicant for a reserved visa who is an investor in a
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non-regional center in a rural area is classified as an NR-1, and the
spouse and children of an NR-1 applicant are classified as an NR-2 and
NR-3, respectively. An applicant for a reserved visa who is an investor
in a non-regional center in an area with high unemployment is
classified as an NH-1, and the spouse and children of an NH-1 applicant
are classified as an NH-2 and NH-3, respectively. An applicant for a
reserved visa who is an investor in a regional center in a rural area
is classified as an RR-1, and the spouse and children of an RR-1
applicant are classified as an RR-2 and RR-3, respectively. An
applicant for a reserved visa who is an investor in a regional center
in an area of high unemployment is classified as an RH-1, and the
spouse and children of an RH-1 applicant are classified as an RH-2 and
RH-3, respectively. An applicant for a reserved visa who is an investor
in an infrastructure project is classified as an RI-1, and the spouse
and children of an RI-1 applicant are classified as an RI-2 and RI-3,
respectively. The previously used visa classifications for employment
fifth preference immigrant visas (C51, C52, C53, T51, T52, T53, R51,
R52, R53, I51, I52, and I53) will continue to be used for EB-5
immigrant visa applicants who had petitions pending with DHS at the
time of the passage of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act. These
classification symbols and descriptions are currently in use, and
merely reflect the availability of these classifications for qualified
applicants. The publication of these symbols will not impact processing
of visas in other categories for any current or future applicant. These
classification symbols are consistent with those used by the Department
of Homeland Security.
E. Technical Changes
Additionally, this rule makes a technical change to remove a
reference to H2R, which is a classification symbol no longer in use.
The H2R nonimmigrant visa classification was introduced by Section 402
of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13, as
amended by Section 565 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,
Public Law 114-113. The H2R nonimmigrant visa classification was only
authorized through the end of the 2016 fiscal year and has not been
reauthorized.
F. Terminology
President Biden's Executive Order 14012, Executive Order on
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening
Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans (Feb. 2, 2021),
affirms that the ``Federal Government should develop welcoming
strategies that promote integration [and] inclusion.'' That Executive
Order and Executive Order 14010, Creating a Comprehensive Regional
Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration
Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly
Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border (Feb. 2,
2021), do not use the terms ``alien'' or ``illegal alien'' to describe
migrants.
Some opinions of the Supreme Court now use the term ``noncitizen''
in place of ``alien.'' See, e.g., United States v. Palomar-Santiago,
141 S. Ct. 1615, 1619 (2021); Barton v. Barr, 140 S. Ct. 1442, 1446 n.2
(2020) (``This opinion uses the term `noncitizen' as equivalent to the
statutory term `alien.' '') (citing 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)).\1\ Other
agencies have begun to use noncitizen in place of alien in regulations
and guidance and the Department has been using noncitizen and applicant
in place of alien in guidance to consular officers since mid-2021. The
Department intends to gradually replace or remove references to alien
as it makes other amendments to its regulations in 22 CFR parts 41, and
42, and has done so in several descriptions of its nonimmigrant and
immigrant visa classifications in this rule.
Regulatory Findings
A. Administrative Procedure Act
The publication of this rule as a final rule is based upon the
``good cause'' exception found at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and (d)(3). A
rule benefits from the good cause exception when the ``agency for good
cause finds . . . that notice and public procedure thereon are
impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.'' \1\ The
Department finds that notice and comment for this rule are unnecessary
as this rule proposes no new policy or procedure. This rule merely
updates the list of classification symbols found in 22 CFR 41.12 and
42.11 to more closely reflect the classifications authorized under the
Immigration and Nationality Act and other federal statutes; and
provides clarifying descriptions in the associated classification-
specific subsections.
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\1\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
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For this reason, this rule is excepted from the notice and comment
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act/Executive Order 13272: Small Business
As this final rule is excepted from notice and comment rulemaking
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and 553(a), it is exempt from the regulatory
flexibility analysis requirements set forth by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
C. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1532, generally
requires agencies to prepare a statement before proposing any rule that
may result in an annual expenditure of $100 million or more by State,
local, or Tribal governments, or by the private sector. This rule does
not require the Department of State to prepare a statement because it
will not result in any such expenditure, nor will it significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. This rule involves visas, which
involve foreign individuals, and does not directly or substantially
affect state, local, or tribal governments, or businesses.
D. Congressional Review Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804. This rule
will not result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or
more; a major increase in costs or prices; or adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the
ability of United States-based companies to compete with foreign-based
companies in domestic and import markets.
E. Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and 13563
(Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review)
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess costs
and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributed impacts, and equity). These Executive Orders
stress the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting flexibility. The
Department of State has examined this rule considering Executive Order
13563 and has determined that the rulemaking is consistent with the
guidance therein. The Department of State has reviewed this rulemaking
to ensure its consistency with the regulatory philosophy and principles
set forth in Executive Order 12866. The Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs has designated this rule
``significant'' in accordance with E.O. 12866. There are no anticipated
direct costs to the public associated with this rule.
F. Executive Orders 12372 and 13132: Federalism
This regulation will not have substantial direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Nor will the rule have federalism
implications warranting the application of Executive Orders 12372 and
13132.
G. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform
The Department of State has reviewed the rule considering sections
3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 to eliminate ambiguity,
minimize litigation, establish clear legal standards, and reduce
burden.
H. Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
The Department of State has determined that this rulemaking will
not have Tribal implications, will not impose substantial direct
compliance costs on Indian Tribal governments, and will not pre-empt
Tribal law. Accordingly, the requirements of Section 5 of Executive
Order 13175 do not apply to this rulemaking.
I. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35.
List of Subjects
22 CFR Part 41
Aliens, Foreign officials, Passports and visas, Students.
22 CFR Part 42
Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Fees, Foreign
officials, Immigration passports and visas.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, and under the
authority 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 22 U.S.C. 2651(a), 22 CFR parts 41 and 42
are amended as follows:
PART 41--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED
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1. The authority citation for part 41 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101; 1102; 1104; 1182; 1184; 1185 note
(section 7209 of Pub. L. 108-458, as amended by section 546 of Pub.
L. 109-295); 1323; 1361; 2651a.
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2. Revise Sec. 41.12 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.12 Classification symbols.
A nonimmigrant visa issued to an applicant within one of the
classes described in this section shall bear an appropriate visa symbol
to show its classification. The symbol shall be inserted in the space
provided on the visa. The following visa symbols shall be used:
Table 1 to Sec. 41.12
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Symbol Class Section of law
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A1....................... Ambassador, Public INA
Minister, Career 101(a)(15)(A)(i).
Diplomat or Consular
Officer, or Immediate
Family.
A2....................... Other Foreign Government INA
Official or Employee, 101(a)(15)(A)(ii).
or Immediate Family.
A3....................... Attendant, Servant, or INA
Personal Employee of A1 101(a)(15)(A)(iii)
or A2, or Immediate .
Family.
B1....................... Temporary Visitor for INA 101(a)(15)(B).
Business.
B2....................... Temporary Visitor for INA 101(a)(15)(B).
Pleasure.
B1/B2.................... Temporary Visitor for INA 101(a)(15)(B).
Business & Pleasure.
C1....................... Noncitizen in Transit... INA 101(a)(15)(C).
C1/D..................... Combined Transit and INA 101(a)(15)(C)
Crewmember Visa. and (D).
C2....................... Noncitizen in Transit to INA 101(a)(15)(C).
United Nations
Headquarters District
Under Sec. 11.(3), (4),
or (5) of the
Headquarters Agreement.
C3....................... Foreign Government INA 212(d)(8).
Official, Immediate
Family, Attendant,
Servant, or Personal
Employee, in Transit.
CW1...................... Commonwealth of the Section 6(d) of
Northern Mariana Public Law 94-241,
Islands--Only as added by
Transitional Worker. Section 702(a) of
Public Law 110-
229; 48 U.S.C.
1806(d).
CW2...................... Spouse or Child of CW1.. Section 6(d) of
Public Law 94-241,
as added by
Section 702(a) of
Public Law 110-
229; 48 U.S.C.
1806(d).
D........................ Crewmember (Sea or Air). INA 101(a)(15)(D).
E1....................... Treaty Trader, Spouse or INA
Child. 101(a)(15)(E)(i).
E2....................... Treaty Investor, Spouse INA
or Child. 101(a)(15)(E)(ii).
E2C...................... Commonwealth of the Section 6(c) of
Northern Mariana Public Law 94-241,
Islands Investor, as added by
Spouse or Child. Section 702(a) of
Public Law 110-
229; 48 U.S.C.
1806(d).
E3....................... Australian National INA
Coming to the United 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)
States Solely to .
Perform Services in a
Specialty Occupation.
E3D...................... Spouse or Child of E3... INA
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)
.
E3R...................... Returning E3............ INA
101(a)(15)(E)(iii)
.
F1....................... Student in an Academic INA
or Language Training 101(a)(15)(F)(i).
Program.
F2....................... Spouse or Child of F1... INA
101(a)(15)(F)(ii).
F3....................... Canadian or Mexican INA
National Commuter 101(a)(15)(F)(iii)
Student in an Academic .
or Language Training
Program.
G1....................... Principal Resident INA
Representative of 101(a)(15)(G)(i).
Recognized Foreign
Government to
International
Organization, Staff, or
Immediate Family.
G2....................... Other Representative of INA
Recognized Foreign 101(a)(15)(G)(ii).
Member Government to
International
Organization, or
Immediate Family.
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G3....................... Representative of Non- INA
recognized or Nonmember 101(a)(15)(G)(iii)
Foreign Government to .
International
Organization, or
Immediate Family.
G4....................... International INA
Organization Officer or 101(a)(15)(G)(iv).
Employee, or Immediate
Family.
G5....................... Attendant, Servant, or INA
Personal Employee of G1 101(a)(15)(G)(v).
through G4, or
Immediate Family.
H1B...................... Temporary Worker in a INA
Specialty Occupation. 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b
).
H1B1..................... Chilean or Singaporean INA
Temporary Worker in a 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b
Specialty Occupation. 1).
H1C...................... Registered Nurse in INA
Health Professional 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c
Shortage Area. ).
H2A...................... Temporary Worker INA
Performing Agricultural 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(
Services. a).
H2B...................... Temporary Non- INA
Agricultural Worker. 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(
b).
H3....................... Trainee or Special INA
Education Exchange 101(a)(15)(H)(iii)
Visitor. .
H4....................... Spouse or Child of H1B, INA
H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, or 101(a)(15)(H)(iv).
H3.
I........................ Representative of INA 101(a)(15)(I).
Foreign Information
Media, Spouse and Child.
J1....................... Exchange Visitor........ INA 101(a)(15)(J).
J2....................... Spouse or Child of J1... INA 101(a)(15)(J).
K1....................... Fianc[eacute](e) of INA
United States Citizen. 101(a)(15)(K)(i).
K2....................... Child of INA
Fianc[eacute](e) of 101(a)(15)(K)(iii)
U.S. Citizen. .
K3....................... Spouse of U.S. citizen INA
awaiting availability 101(a)(15)(K)(ii).
of immigrant visa.
K4....................... Child of K3............. INA
101(a)(15)(K)(iii)
.
L1....................... Intracompany Transferee INA 101(a)(15)(L).
(Executive, Managerial,
and Specialized
Knowledge Personnel
Continuing Employment).
L2....................... Spouse or Child of L1... INA 101(a)(15)(L).
M1....................... Vocational Student or INA
Other Nonacademic 101(a)(15)(M)(i).
Student.
M2....................... Spouse or Child of M1... INA
101(a)(15)(M)(ii).
M3....................... Canadian or Mexican INA
National Commuter 101(a)(15)(M)(iii)
Student (Vocational .
Student or Other
Nonacademic Student).
N8....................... Parent of an Individual INA
Classified by DHS as 101(a)(15)(N)(i).
SK3 or SN3.
N9....................... Child of N8 or of INA
Individual Classified 101(a)(15)(N)(ii).
by DHS as SK1, SK2,
SK4, SN1, SN2 or SN4.
NATO1.................... Principal Permanent Art. 12, 5 UST
Representative of 1094; Art. 20, 5
Member State to NATO UST 1098.
(including any of its
Subsidiary Bodies)
Resident in the U.S.
and Resident Members of
Official Staff;
Secretary General,
Assistant Secretaries
General, and Executive
Secretary of NATO;
Other Permanent NATO
Officials of Similar
Rank, or Immediate
Family.
NATO2.................... Other Representative of Art. 13, 5 UST
Member State to NATO 1094; Art. 1, 4
(including any of its UST 1794; Art. 3,
Subsidiary Bodies) 4 UST 1796.
including
Representatives,
Advisers, and Technical
Experts of Delegations,
or Immediate Family;
Dependents of Member of
a Force Entering in
Accordance with the
Provisions of the NATO
Status-of-Forces
Agreement or in
Accordance with the
provisions of the
``Protocol on the
Status of International
Military
Headquarters''; Members
of Such a Force if
Issued Visas.
NATO3.................... Official Clerical Staff Art. 14, 5 UST
Accompanying 1096.
Representative of
Member State to NATO
(including any of its
Subsidiary Bodies), or
Immediate Family.
NATO4.................... Official of NATO (Other Art. 18, 5 UST
Than Those Classifiable 1098.
as NATO1), or Immediate
Family.
NATO5.................... Experts, Other Than NATO Art. 21, 5 UST
Officials Classifiable 1100.
Under NATO4, Employed
in Missions on Behalf
of NATO, and their
Dependents.
NATO6.................... Member of a Civilian Art. 1, 4 UST 1794;
Component Accompanying Art. 3, 5 UST 877.
a Force Entering in
Accordance with the
Provisions of the NATO
Status-of-Forces
Agreement; Member of a
Civilian Component
Attached to or Employed
by an Allied
Headquarters Under the
``Protocol on the
Status of International
Military Headquarters''
Set Up Pursuant to the
North Atlantic Treaty;
and their Dependents.
NATO7.................... Attendant, Servant, or Arts. 12-20, 5 UST
Personal Employee of 1094-1098.
NATO1, NATO2, NATO 3,
NATO4, NATO5, and NATO6
Classes, or Immediate
Family.
O1....................... Worker with INA
Extraordinary Ability 101(a)(15)(O)(i).
or Achievement in
Sciences, Arts,
Education, Business, or
Athletics.
O2....................... Person Accompanying and INA
Assisting in the 101(a)(15)(O)(ii).
Artistic or Athletic
Performance by O1.
O3....................... Spouse or Child of O1 or INA
O2. 101(a)(15)(O)(iii)
.
P1....................... Internationally INA
Recognized Athlete or 101(a)(15)(P)(i).
Member of
Internationally
Recognized
Entertainment Group.
P2....................... Artist or Entertainer in INA
a Reciprocal Exchange 101(a)(15)(P)(ii).
Program.
P3....................... Artist or Entertainer in INA
a Culturally Unique 101(a)(15)(P)(iii)
Program. .
P4....................... Spouse or Child of P1, INA
P2, or P3. 101(a)(15)(P)(iv).
Q1....................... Participant in an INA
International Cultural 101(a)(15)(Q)(i).
Exchange Program.
R1....................... Member of a Religious INA 101(a)(15)(R).
Denomination Performing
Religious Work.
R2....................... Spouse or Child of R1... INA 101(a)(15)(R).
S5....................... Person Supplying INA
Critical Information 101(a)(15)(S)(i).
Relating to a Criminal
Organization or
Enterprise.
S6....................... Person Supplying INA
Critical Information 101(a)(15)(S)(ii).
Relating to Terrorism.
S7....................... Qualified Family Member INA 101(a)(15)(S).
of S5 or S6.
T1....................... Victim of a Severe Form INA
of Trafficking in 101(a)(15)(T)(i).
Persons.
T2....................... Spouse of T1............ INA
101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
T3....................... Child of T1............. INA
101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
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T4....................... Parent of a T1 under 21 INA
years of age; or Parent 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
of a T1 (Any Age) Who
Faces Present Danger of
Retaliation.
T5....................... Unmarried Sibling under INA
18 years of age of a T1 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
Under 21 Years of Age;
or Unmarried Sibling
Under 18 Years of Age
of a T1 (Any Age), Who
Faces Present Danger of
Retaliation.
T6....................... Adult or Minor Child of INA
a Derivative 101(a)(15)(T)(ii).
Beneficiary of a T1
(Any Age) Who Faces
Present Danger of
Retaliation.
TN....................... USMCA Professional...... INA 214(e)(1).
TD....................... Spouse or Child of TN... INA 214(e)(1).
U1....................... Victim of Criminal INA
Activity. 101(a)(15)(U)(i).
U2....................... Spouse of U1............ INA
101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U3....................... Child of U1............. INA
101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U4....................... Parent of U1 Under 21 INA
Years of Age. 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
U5....................... Unmarried Sibling Under INA
Age 18 of U1 Under 21 101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
Years of Age.
V1....................... Spouse of a Lawful INA
Permanent Resident 101(a)(15)(V)(i)
Awaiting Availability or INA
of Immigrant Visa. 101(a)(15)(V)(ii).
V2....................... Child of a Lawful INA
Permanent Resident 101(a)(15)(V)(i)
Awaiting Availability or INA
of Immigrant Visa. 101(a)(15)(V)(ii).
V3....................... Child of a V1 or V2..... INA
101(a)(15)(V)(i)
or INA 101
(a)(15)(V)(ii) &
INA 203(d).
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3. Revise Sec. 41.84 to read as follows:
Sec. 41.84 Victims of trafficking in persons.
(a) Eligibility. Under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii), an applicant
accompanying, or following to join, may acquire derivative status as a
parent, spouse, sibling or child (derivative family member) based on a
relationship to an individual (the principal) who has applied for or
who has been granted T-1 nonimmigrant status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i)
or may acquire derivative status as an adult or minor child of the
principal's derivative family member if the adult or minor child faces
a present danger of retaliation as a result of the principal's escape
from trafficking or cooperation with law enforcement. Such applicant
will be eligible for a visa if:
(1) The consular officer is satisfied that the applicant has the
required relationship to an individual who has been granted status by
the Secretary for Homeland Security under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i); or the
consular officer is satisfied that the applicant has the required
relationship with a derivative family member;
(2) The consular officer is satisfied that the applicant is
otherwise admissible under the immigration laws of the United States;
and
(3) The consular officer has received a DHS-approved I-914,
Supplement A, evidencing that the applicant has been granted derivative
status.
(b) Visa validity. A qualifying derivative family member may apply
for a nonimmigrant visa under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) only during the
period in which the principal is in status under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i).
Any visa issued pursuant to such application shall be valid only for a
period of three years or until the expiration of the principal's status
as an individual classified under INA 101(a)(15)(T)(i), whichever is
shorter.
PART 42--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED
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4. The authority citation for part 42 is amended to read:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 1182; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat.
2681; Pub. L. 108-449, 118 Stat. 3469; The Convention on Protection
of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
(done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998),
1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993)); 42 U.S.C. 14901-14954
(Pub. L. 106-279, 114 Stat. 825); 8 U.S.C. 1101 (Pub L. 117-31, 135
Stat. 309); 8 U.S.C. 1154 (Pub. L. 109-162, 119 Stat. 2960); 8
U.S.C. 1201 (Pub. L. 114-70, 129 Stat. 561).
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5. Revise 42.11 to read as follows:
Sec. 42.11 Classification symbols.
An immigrant visa issued to an applicant who applies to one of the
classes described below shall bear an appropriate visa symbol to show
its classification.
Table 1 to Sec. 42.11
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Symbol Class Section of law
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Immediate Relatives
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IR1.................... Spouse of U.S. Citizen. INA 201(b).
IR2.................... Child of U.S. Citizen.. INA 201(b).
IR3.................... Orphan Adopted Abroad INA 201(b) & INA
by U.S. Citizen. 101(b)(1)(F).
IH3.................... Child from Hague INA 201(b) & INA
Convention Country 101(b)(1)(G).
Adopted Abroad by U.S.
Citizen.
IR4.................... Orphan to be Adopted in INA 201(b) & INA
U.S. by U.S. Citizen. 101(b)(1)(F).
IH4.................... Child from Hague INA 201(b) & INA
Convention Country to 101(b)(1)(G).
be Adopted in U.S. by
U.S. Citizen.
IR5.................... Parent of U.S. Citizen INA 201(b).
at Least 21 Years of
Age.
CR1.................... Spouse of U.S. Citizen INA 201(b) & INA 216.
(Conditional Status).
CR2.................... Child of U.S. Citizen INA 201(b) & INA 216.
(Conditional Status).
IW1.................... Certain Spouses of INA 201(b).
Deceased U.S. Citizens.
IW2.................... Child of IW1........... INA 201(b).
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IBI.................... Self-petition Spouse of INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iii).
U.S. Citizen.
IB2.................... Self-petition Child of INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iv).
U.S. Citizen.
IB3.................... Child of IB1........... INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iii).
IB5.................... Self-petition Parent of INA 204(a)(1)(A)(vii).
U.S. Citizen.
VI5.................... Parent of U.S. Citizen INA 201(b) & Section 2
Who Acquired Permanent of the Virgin Islands
Resident Status under Nonimmigrant Alien
the Virgin Islands Adjustment Act (Pub.
Nonimmigrant Alien L. 97-271).
Adjustment Act.
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Vietnam Amerasian Immigrants
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AM1.................... Vietnam Amerasian Section 584(b)(1)(A)
Principal. of the Foreign
Operations, Export
Financing, and
Related Programs
Appropriations Act,
1988 (as contained in
section 101(e) of
Pub. L. 100-102) as
amended.
AM2.................... Spouse or Child of AM1. Section 584(b)(1)(A)
and 584(b)(1)(B) of
the Foreign
Operations, Export
Financing, and
Related Programs
Appropriations Act,
1988 (as contained in
section 101(e) of
Pub. L. 100-102) as
amended.
AM3.................... Natural Mother of AM1 Section 584(b)(1)(A)
(and Spouse or Child and 584(b)(1)(C) of
of Such Mother) or the Foreign
Person Who has Acted Operations, Export
in Effect as the Financing, and
Mother, Father, or Related Programs
Next-of-Kin of AM1 Appropriations Act,
(and Spouse or Child 1988 (as contained in
of Such Person). section 101(e) of
Pub. L. 100-102) as
amended.
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Special Immigrants
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SB1.................... Returning Resident..... INA 101(a)(27)(A).
SC1.................... Person Who Lost U.S. INA 101(a)(27)(B) &
Citizenship by INA 324(a).
Marriage.
SC2.................... Person Who Lost U.S. INA 101(a)(27)(B) &
Citizenship by Serving INA 327.
in Foreign Armed
Forces.
SI1.................... Certain Persons Section 1059 of Public
Employed by the U.S. Law 109-163, as
Government in Iraq or amended.
Afghanistan as
Translators or
Interpreters.
SI2.................... Spouse of SI1.......... Section 1059 of Public
Law 109-163, as
amended.
SI3.................... Child of SI1........... Section 1059 of Public
Law 109-163, as
amended.
SM1.................... Person Recruited INA 101(a)(27)(K).
Outside the United
States Who Has Served
or is Enlisted to
Serve in the U.S.
Armed Forces for 12
Years.
SM2.................... Spouse of SM1.......... INA 101(a)(27)(K).
SM3.................... Child of SM1........... INA 101(a)(27)(K).
SQ1.................... Certain Iraqis or Section 602(b),
Afghans Employed by or Division F, Title VI,
on Behalf of the U.S. Omnibus
Government. Appropriations Act of
2009, Public Law 111-
8, as amended and
Section 1244 of
Public Law 110-181,
as amended.
SQ2.................... Spouse of SQ1.......... Section 602(b),
Division F, Title VI,
Omnibus
Appropriations Act of
2009, Public Law 111-
8, as amended and
Section 1244 of
Public Law 110-181,
as amended.
SQ3.................... Child of SQ1........... Section 602(b),
Division F, Title VI,
Omnibus
Appropriations Act of
2009, Public Law 111-
8, as amended and
Section 1244 of
Public Law 110-181,
as amended.
SU2.................... Spouse of U1........... INA 245(m)(3) & INA
101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
SU3.................... Child of U1............ INA 245(m)(3) & INA
101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
SU5.................... Parent of U1........... INA 245(m)(3) & INA
101(a)(15)(U)(ii).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family-Sponsored Preferences
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family 1st Preference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
F11.................... Unmarried Son or INA 203(a)(1).
Daughter of U.S.
Citizen.
F12.................... Child of F11........... INA 203(b) & INA
203(a)(1).
B11.................... Self-petition Unmarried INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iv) &
Son or Daughter of INA 203(a)(1).
U.S. Citizen.
B12.................... Child of B11........... INA 203(d), INA
204(a)(1)(A)(iv), &
INA 203(a)(i).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family 2nd Preference (Subject to Per-Country Limitations)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
F21.................... Spouse of Lawful INA 203(a)(2)(A).
Permanent Resident.
F22.................... Child of Lawful INA 203(a)(2)(A).
Permanent Resident.
F23.................... Child of F21 or F22.... INA 203(d) & INA
203(a)(2)(A).
F24.................... Unmarried Son or INA 203(a)(2)(B).
Daughter of Lawful
Permanent Resident.
F25.................... Child of F24........... INA 203(d) & INA
203(a)(2)(B).
C21.................... Spouse of Lawful INA 203(a)(2)(A) & INA
Permanent Resident 216.
(Conditional).
C22.................... Child of Lawful INA 203(a)(2)(A) & INA
Permanent Resident 216.
(Conditional).
C23.................... Child of C21 or C22 INA 203(a)(2)(A), INA
(Conditional). 203(d) & INA 216.
C24.................... Unmarried Son or INA 203(a)(2)(B) & INA
Daughter of Lawful 216.
Permanent Resident
(Conditional).
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C25.................... Child of C24 INA 203(a)(2)(B), INA
(Conditional). 203(d), & INA 216.
B21.................... Self-petition Spouse of INA 204(a)(1)(B)(ii).
Lawful Permanent
Resident.
B22.................... Self-petition Child of INA 204(a)(1)(B)(iii).
Lawful Permanent
Resident.
B23.................... Child of B21 or B22.... INA 203(d) & INA
204(a)(1)(B)(ii).
B24.................... Self-petition Unmarried INA 204(a)(1)(B)(iii).
Son or Daughter of
Lawful Permanent
Resident.
B25.................... Child of B24........... INA 203(d) & INA
204(a)(1)(B)(iii).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family 2nd Preference (Exempt from Per-Country Limitations)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FX1.................... Spouse of Lawful INA 202(a)(4)(A) & INA
Permanent Resident. 203(a)(2)(A).
FX2.................... Child of Lawful INA 202(a)(4)(A) & INA
Permanent Resident. 203(a)(2)(A).
FX3.................... Child of FX1 or FX2.... INA 202(a)(4)(A), INA
203(a)(2)(A), & INA
203(d).
CX1.................... Spouse of Lawful INA 202(a)(4)(A), INA
Permanent Resident 203(a)(2)(A), & INA
(Conditional). 216.
CX2.................... Child of Lawful INA 202(a)(4), INA
Permanent Resident 203(a)(2)(A), & INA
(Conditional). 216.
CX3.................... Child of CX1 or CX2 INA 202(a)(4)(A), INA
(Conditional). 203(a)(2)(A), INA
203(d), & INA 216.
BX1.................... Self-petition Spouse of INA 204(a)(1)(B)(ii).
Lawful Permanent
Resident.
BX2.................... Self-petition Child of INA 204(a)(1)(B)(iii).
Lawful Permanent
Resident.
BX3.................... Child of BX1 or BX2.... INA 203(d) & INA
204(a)(1)(B)(ii).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family 3rd Preference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
F31.................... Married Son or Daughter INA 203(a)(3).
of U.S. Citizen.
F32.................... Spouse of F31.......... INA 203(d) & INA
203(a)(3).
F33.................... Child of F31........... INA 203(d) & INA
203(a)(3).
C31.................... Married Son or Daughter INA 203(a)(3) & INA
of U.S. Citizen 216.
(Conditional).
C32.................... Spouse of C31 INA 203(d), INA
(Conditional). 203(a)(3), & INA 216.
C33.................... Child of C31 INA 203(d), INA
(Conditional). 203(a)(3), & INA 216.
B31.................... Self-petition Married INA 204(a)(1)(A)(iv) &
Son or Daughter of INA 203(a)(3).
U.S. Citizen.
B32.................... Spouse of B31.......... INA 203(d), INA
204(a)(1)(A)(iv) &
INA 203(a)(3).
B33.................... Child of B31........... INA 203(d), INA
204(a)(1)(A)(iv), &
INA 203(a)(3).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family 4th Preference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
F41.................... Brother or Sister of INA 203(a)(4).
U.S. Citizen at Least
21 Years of Age.
F42.................... Spouse of F41.......... INA 203(a)(4) & INA
203(d).
F43.................... Child of F41........... INA 203(a)(4) & INA
203(d).
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Employment-Based Preferences
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employment 1st Preference (Priority Workers)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E11.................... Person with INA 203(b)(1)(A).
Extraordinary Ability.
E12.................... Outstanding Professor INA 203(b)(1)(B).
or Researcher.
E13.................... Multinational Executive INA 203(b)(1)(C).
or Manager.
E14.................... Spouse of E11, E12, or INA 203(d), INA
E13. 203(b)(1)(A), INA
203(b)(1)(B), & INA
203(b)(1)(C).
E15.................... Child of E11, E12, or INA 203(d), INA
E13. 203(b)(1)(A), INA
203(b)(1)(B), & INA
203(b)(1)(C).
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Employment 2nd Preference (Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees or
Persons of Exceptional Ability)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E21.................... Professional Holding INA 203(b)(2).
Advanced Degree or
Person of Exceptional
Ability.
E22.................... Spouse of E21.......... INA 203(b)(2) & INA
203(d).
E23.................... Child of E21........... INA 203(b)(2) & INA
203(d).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employment 3rd Preference (Skilled Workers, Professionals, or Other
Workers)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E31.................... Skilled Worker......... INA 203(b)(3)(A)(i).
E32.................... Professional Holding INA 203(b)(3)(A)(ii).
Baccalaureate Degree.
E34.................... Spouse of E31 or E32... INA 203(b)(3)(A)(i),
INA 203(b)(3)(A)(ii),
& INA 203(d).
E35.................... Child of E31 or E32.... INA 203(b)(3)(A)(i),
INA 203(B)(3)(A)(ii),
& INA 203(d).
EW3.................... Other Worker (Subgroup INA 203(b)(3)(A)(iii).
Numerical Limit).
EW4.................... Spouse of EW3.......... INA 203(b)(3)(A)(iii)
& INA 203(d).
EW5.................... Child of EW3........... INA 203(b)(3)(A)(iii)
& INA 203(d).
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Employment 4th Preference (Certain Special Immigrants)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BC1.................... Broadcaster in the U.S. INA 101(a)(27)(M) &
Employed by the INA 203(b)(4).
International
Broadcasting Bureau of
the Broadcasting Board
of Governors or a
Grantee of Such
Organization.
BC2.................... Accompanying Spouse of INA 101(a)(27)(M) &
BC1. INA 203(b)(4).
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BC3.................... Accompanying Child of INA 101(a)(27)(M) &
BC1. INA 203(b)(4).
SD1.................... Minister of Religion... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(I)
& INA 203(b)(4).
SD2.................... Spouse of SD1.......... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(I)
& INA 203(b)(4).
SD3.................... Child of SD1........... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(I)
& INA 203(b)(4).
SE1.................... Certain Employee or INA 101(a)(27)(D) &
Former Employee of the INA 203(b)(4).
U.S. Government Abroad.
SE2.................... Spouse of SE1.......... INA 101(a)(27)(D) &
INA 203(b)(4).
SE3.................... Child of SE1........... INA 101(a)(27)(D) &
INA 203(b)(4).
SF1.................... Former Employee of the INA 101(a)(27)(E) &
Panama Canal Company INA 203 (b)(4).
or Canal Zone
Government.
SF2.................... Spouse or Child of SF1. INA 101(a)(27)(E) &
INA 203 (b)(4).
SG1.................... Former Employee of the INA 101(a)(27)(F) &
U.S. Government in the INA 203 (b)(4).
Panama Canal Zone
(Panamanian National).
SG2.................... Spouse or Child of SG1. INA 101(a)(27)(F) &
INA 203 (b)(4).
SH1.................... Former Employee of the INA 101(a)(27)(G) &
Panama Canal Company INA 203(b)(4).
or Canal Zone
Government (Five Years
of Service).
SH2.................... Spouse or Child of SH1. INA 101(a)(27)(G) &
INA 203(b)(4).
SJ1.................... Foreign Medical INA 101(a)(27)(H).
Graduate (Adjustment
Only).
SJ2.................... Spouse or Child of SJ1. INA 101(a)(27)(H) &
INA 203(b)(4).
SK1.................... Retired International INA 101(a)(27)(I)(iii)
Organization Employee. & INA 203(b)(4).
SK2.................... Spouse of SK1.......... INA 101(a)(27)(I)(iv)
& INA 203(b)(4).
SK3.................... Unmarried Son or INA 101(a)(27)(I)(i) &
Daughter of SK1. INA 203(b)(4).
SK4.................... Surviving Spouse of a INA 101(a)(27)(I)(ii)
Deceased International & INA 203(b)(4).
Organization Employee.
SL1.................... Juvenile Court INA 101(a)(27)(J) &
Dependent (Adjustment INA 203(b)(4).
Only).
SN1.................... Retired NATO6 Civilian INA 101(a)(27)(L) &
Employee. INA 203(b)(4).
SN2.................... Spouse of SN1.......... INA 101(a)(27)(L) &
INA 203(b)(4).
SN3.................... Unmarried Son or INA 101(a)(27)(L) &
Daughter of SN1. INA 203(b)(4).
SN4.................... Surviving Spouse of INA 101(a)(27)(L) &
Deceased NATO6 INA 203(b)(4).
Civilian Employee.
SP..................... Beneficiary of a Section 421 of Public
Petition or Labor Law 107-56.
Certification
Application Filed
Prior to September 11,
2001, if the Petition
or Application was
Rendered Void Due to
the Terrorist Acts of
September 11, 2001, or
the Spouse, Child of
such Beneficiary, or
the Grandparent of a
Child Orphaned by a
Terrorist Act of
September 11, 2001.
SR1.................... Religious Worker....... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II)
& (III), as amended &
INA 203(b)(4).
SR2.................... Spouse of SR1.......... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II)
& (III), as amended &
INA 203(b)(4).
SR3.................... Child of SR1........... INA
101(a)(27)(C)(ii)(II)
& (III), as amended &
INA 203(b)(4).
SS1.................... Surviving Spouse or INA 101(a)(27)(D)(ii).
Child of an Employee
of the United States
Government Abroad.
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Employment 5th Preference (Employment Creation Conditional Status)
(Petitions Filed Before March 15, 2022)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
C51.................... Employment Creation, INA 203(b)(5)(A).
Outside Targeted Area.
C52.................... Spouse of C51.......... INA 203(b)(5)(A) & INA
203(d).
C53.................... Child of C51........... INA 203(b)(5)(A) & INA
203(d).
T51.................... Employment Creation in INA 203(b)(5)(B).
Targeted Rural/High
Unemployment Area.
T52.................... Spouse of T51.......... INA 203(b)(5)(B) & INA
203(d).
T53.................... Child of T51........... INA 203(b)(5)(B) & INA
203(d).
R51.................... Regional Center INA 203(b)(5) & Sec.
Program, Not in 610 of the
Targeted Area. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
R52.................... Spouse of R51.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), & Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
R53.................... Child of R51........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), & Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
I51.................... Regional Center INA 203(b)(5) & Sec.
Program, Target Area. 610 of the
Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
I52.................... Spouse of I51.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), & Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
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I53.................... Child of I51........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), & Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as amended.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employment 5th Preference (Employment Creation Conditional Status)
(Petitions Filed On or After March 15, 2022)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NU1.................... Investor in Non- INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Regional Center, 610 of the
Unreserved. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NU2.................... Spouse of NU1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NU3.................... Child of NU1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RU1.................... Investor in Regional INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Center, Unreserved. 610 of the
Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RU2.................... Spouse of RU1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RU3.................... Child of RU1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NR1.................... Investor in Non- INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Regional Center, Set 610 of the
Aside--Rural. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NR2.................... Spouse of NR1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NR3.................... Child of NR1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NH1.................... Investor in Non- INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Regional Center, Set 610 of the
Aside--High Departments of
Unemployment. Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NH2.................... Spouse of NH1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
NH3.................... Child of NH1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
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RR1.................... Investor in Regional INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Center, Set Aside-- 610 of the
Rural. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RR2.................... Spouse of RR1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RR3.................... Child of RR1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RH1.................... Investor in Regional INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Center, Set Aside-- 610 of the
High Unemployment. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RH2.................... Spouse of RH1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RH3.................... Child of RH1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RI1.................... Investor in Regional INA 203(b)(5), Sec.
Center, Set Aside-- 610 of the
Infrastructure. Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RI2.................... Spouse of RI1.......... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
RI3.................... Child of RI1........... INA 203(b)(5), INA
203(d), Sec. 610 of
the Departments of
Commerce, Justice,
and State, the
Judiciary and Related
Agencies
Appropriations Act,
1993 (Pub. L. 102-
395), as drafted, &
Division BB of the
Consolidated
Appropriations Act,
2022 (Pub. L. 117-
103).
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Other Categories
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Diversity Immigrants
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DV1.................... Diversity Immigrant.... INA 203(c).
DV2.................... Spouse of DV1.......... INA 203(c) & 203(d).
DV3.................... Child of DV1........... INA 203(c) & 203(d).
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Rena Bitter,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-14538 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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