(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary shall con-
fer the status of lawful permanent resident on 
the spouse and minor child of an alien granted 
status under paragraph (1), including any indi-
vidual who was a minor child on the date such 
alien was granted temporary resident status, if 
the spouse or minor child applies for such sta-
tus, or if the principal alien includes the spouse 
or minor child in an application for adjustment 
of status to that of a lawful permanent resi-
dent. 
(B) TREATMENT OF SPOUSES AND MINOR 
CHILDREN BEFORE ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.— 
A spouse and minor child of an alien granted 
temporary resident status under subsection (a) 
may not be— 
(i) removed while such alien maintains 
such status, except as provided in subpara-
graph (C); and 
(ii) granted authorization to engage in 
employment in the United States or be 
provided an ‘‘employment authorized’’ en-
dorsement or other work permit, unless
such employment authorization is granted 
under another provision of law. 
(C) GROUNDS
FOR
DENIAL
OF
ADJUST-
MENT
OF
STATUS
AND
REMOVAL.—The Sec-
retary may deny an alien spouse or child ad-
justment of status under subparagraph (A) and 
may remove such spouse or child under section 
240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229a) if the spouse or child— 
(i) commits an act that makes the 
alien spouse or child inadmissible to the 
United States under section 212 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182), except as provided 
under subsection (e)(2); or 
(ii) is convicted of a felony or 3 or 
more misdemeanors committed in the 
United States. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) TO WHOM MAY BE MADE.— 
(A) WITHIN
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The 
Secretary shall provide that— 
(i) applications for temporary resident 
status under subsection (a) may be filed—
(I) with the Secretary, but only if 
the applicant is represented by an at-
torney; or 
(II) with a qualified designated 
entity (designated under paragraph 
(2)), but only if the applicant consents 
to the forwarding of the application to 
the Secretary; and 
(ii) applications for adjustment of sta-
tus under subsection (c) shall be filed di-
rectly with the Secretary. 
(B) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—The 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
State, shall establish a procedure whereby an 
alien may apply for temporary resident status 
under subsection (a) at an appropriate consular 
office outside the United States. 
(C) PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—During the applica-
tion 
period 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B), the Secretary may grant admis-
sion to the United States as a temporary 
resident and provide an ‘‘employment au-
thorized’’ endorsement or other appro-
priate work permit to any alien who pre-
sents a preliminary application for such 
status under subsection (a) at a designated 
port of entry on the southern land border 
of the United States. An alien who does 
not enter through a port of entry is subject 
to deportation and removal as otherwise 
provided in this Act. 
(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the term ‘‘preliminary applica-
tion’’ means a fully completed and signed 
application which contains specific infor-
mation concerning the performance of 
qualifying employment in the United 
States, together with the payment of the 
appropriate fee and the submission of pho-
tographs and the documentary evidence 
which the applicant intends to submit as 
proof of such employment. 
(iii) 
ELIGIBILITY.—An 
applicant 
under clause (i) shall otherwise be admis-
sible to the United States under subsection 
(e)(2) and shall establish to the satisfac-
tion of the examining officer during an 
interview that the applicant’s claim to eli-
gibility for temporary resident status is 
credible. 
(D) TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall provide each alien granted status 
under this section with a counterfeit-resistant 
document of authorization to enter or reenter 
the United States that meets the requirements 
established by the Secretary. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES TO RECEIVE AP-
PLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of receiv-
ing applications under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary— 
(i) shall designate qualified farm labor 
organizations and associations of employ-
ers; and 
(ii) may designate such other persons 
as the Secretary determines are qualified 
and have substantial experience, dem-
onstrate competence, and have traditional 
long-term involvement in the preparation 
and submittal of applications for adjust-
ment of status under section 209, 210, or 
245 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Public Law 89–732, Public Law 95–
145, or the Immigration Reform and Con-
trol Act of 1986. 
(B) REFERENCES.—Organizations, asso-
ciations, and persons designated under subpara-
graph (A) are referred to in this Act as ‘‘quali-
fied designated entities’’. 
(3) PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien may establish 
that the alien meets the requirement of sub-
section (a)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(A) through govern-
ment employment records or records supplied 
by employers or collective bargaining organiza-
tions, and other reliable documentation as the 
alien may provide. The Secretary shall establish 
special procedures to properly credit work in 
cases in which an alien was employed under an 
assumed name. 
(B) DOCUMENTATION
OF
WORK
HIS-
TORY.— 
(i) BURDEN OF PROOF.—An alien ap-
plying for status under subsection (a)(1) 
or (c)(1) has the burden of proving by a 
preponderance of the evidence that the 
alien has worked the requisite number of