tion 201(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, as added by section 3(a), to an alien whose 
citizen or lawful permanent resident relative died be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien 
relative may (notwithstanding the deadlines specified 
in either such clause) file the classification petition 
under clause (ii) of section 204(a)(1)(A) of such Act, 
as amended by section 3(c)(4)(A)(i)(II), not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien was 
excluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily 
before the date of the enactment of this Act based 
solely upon the alien’s lack of classification as an 
immediate relative (as defined in clause (ii) of sec-
tion 201(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, as amended by section 3(a)) due to the 
death of such citizen or resident— 
(A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 
into the United States pursuant to the Attorney 
General’s discretionary authority under section 
212(d)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); 
and 
(B) such alien’s application for adjustment 
of status shall be considered notwithstanding 
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section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)). 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 245 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) APPLICATION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS BY 
SURVIVING SPOUSES, PARENTS, AND CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any alien described in 
paragraph (2) who applies for adjustment of status 
before the death of the qualifying relative, may have 
such application adjudicated as if such death had 
not occurred. 
‘‘(2) ALIEN DESCRIBED.—An alien described in 
this paragraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is an immediate relative (as described 
in section 201(b)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(B) is a family-sponsored immigrant (as 
described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 
203); or 
‘‘(C) is a derivative beneficiary of an em-
ployment-based immigrant under section 203(b) 
(as described in section 203(d)).’’. 
(c) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a denial of 
an application for adjustment of status for an alien 
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whose qualifying relative died before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, such application may be re-
newed by the alien through a motion to reopen, 
without fee, if such motion is filed not later than 2 
years after such date of enactment. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE.—If an alien de-
scribed in section 245(n)(2), as amended by sub-
section (b), was excluded, deported, removed or de-
parted voluntarily before the date of the enactment 
of this Act— 
(A) such alien shall be eligible for parole 
into the United States pursuant to the Attorney 
General’s discretionary authority under section 
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 
(B) such alien’s application for adjustment 
of status shall be considered notwithstanding 
section 212(a)(9) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)). 
(d) PROCESSING OF IMMIGRANT VISAS AND DERIVA-
TIVE PETITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 
204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘After an investigation’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After an investigation’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEATH OF QUALIFYING RELATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any alien described in 
paragraph (2) whose qualifying relative died be-
fore the completion of immigrant visa proc-
essing may have an immigrant visa application 
adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. 
An immigrant visa issued before the death of 
the qualifying relative shall remain valid after 
such death. 
‘‘(B) ALIEN
DESCRIBED.—An alien de-
scribed in this paragraph is an alien who— 
‘‘(i) is an immediate relative, as de-
scribed in section 201(b)(2)(A); 
‘‘(ii) is a family-sponsored immigrant, 
as described in subsection (a) or (d) of sec-
tion 203; 
‘‘(iii) is a derivative beneficiary of an 
employment-based immigrant under section 
203(b), as described in section 203(d); or 
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‘‘(iv) is the spouse or child of a ref-
ugee, as described in section 207(c)(2) or 
an 
asylee, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
208(b)(3).’’. 
(2) TRANSITION PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding a de-
nial or revocation of an application for an immi-
grant visa for an alien whose qualifying relative 
died before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such application may be renewed by the 
alien through a motion to reopen, without fee, 
if such motion is filed not later than 2 years 
after such date of enactment. 
(B) 
INAPPLICABILITY
OF
BARS
TO 
ENTRY.—In the case of an alien who was ex-
cluded, deported, removed, or departed volun-
tarily before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, such alien’s application for an immigrant 
visa shall be considered notwithstanding section 
212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)). 
(e) NATURALIZATION.—Subsection (a) of section 319 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, if the spouse is deceased, 
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