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(3) GRANDPARENTS OF ORPHANS.—An alien is 
described in this subsection if the alien is a grand-
parent of a child, both of whose parents died as a 
consequence of a specified hurricane disaster, if ei-
ther of such deceased parents was, on August 29, 
2005 a citizen or national of the United States or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
in the United States. 
(c) PRIORITY DATE.—Immigrant visas made avail-
able under this section shall be issued to aliens in the 
order in which a petition on behalf of each such alien is 
filed with the Secretary of Homeland Security under sub-
section (a)(1), except that if an alien was assigned a pri-
ority date with respect to a petition described in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(i), the alien may maintain that priority 
date. 
(d) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—For purposes of the 
application of sections 201 through 203 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151–1153) in any fis-
cal year, aliens eligible to be provided status under this 
section shall be treated as special immigrants described 
in section 101(a)(27) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) 
who are not described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or 
(K) of such section.
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SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FILING OR REENTRY DEADLINES. 
(a) AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF NONIMMIGRANT STA-
TUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 214 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184), in the case of an alien described in paragraph 
(2) who was lawfully present in the United States as 
a nonimmigrant on August 29, 2005, the alien may 
remain lawfully in the United States in the same 
nonimmigrant status until the later of— 
(A) the date such lawful nonimmigrant 
status otherwise would have terminated if this 
subsection had not been enacted; or 
(B) 1 year after the death or onset of dis-
ability described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 
(A) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is de-
scribed in this paragraph if the alien was dis-
abled as a consequence of a specified hurricane 
disaster. 
(B) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—An alien is 
described in this paragraph if the alien was, on 
August 29, 2005, the spouse or child of— 
(i) a principal alien described in sub-
paragraph (A); or
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(ii) an alien who died as a con-
sequence of a specified hurricane disaster. 
(3) AUTHORIZED
EMPLOYMENT.—During the 
period in which a principal alien or alien spouse is 
in lawful nonimmigrant status under paragraph (1), 
the alien shall be provided an ‘‘employment author-
ized’’ endorsement or other appropriate document 
signifying authorization of employment not later 
than 30 days after the alien requests such authoriza-
tion. 
(b) NEW DEADLINES FOR EXTENSION OR CHANGE 
OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.— 
(1) FILING DELAYS.—In the case of an alien 
who was lawfully present in the United States as a 
nonimmigrant on August 29, 2005, if the alien was 
prevented from filing a timely application for an ex-
tension or change of nonimmigrant status due to a 
circumstance described in paragraph (3)(A) that is 
a consequence of a specified hurricane disaster, the 
alien’s application shall be considered timely filed if 
it is filed not later than 180 days after it otherwise 
would have been due. 
(2) DEPARTURE DELAYS.—In the case of an 
alien who was lawfully present in the United States 
as a nonimmigrant on August 29, 2005, if the alien
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was prevented from timely departing the United 
States due to a circumstance described in paragraph 
(3)(B) that is a consequence of a specified hurricane 
disaster, the alien shall not be considered to have 
been unlawfully present in the United States during 
the period beginning on August 30, 2005, and end-
ing on the date of the alien’s departure, if such de-
parture occurs on or before December 31, 2005. 
(3) CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTING TIMELY AC-
TION.— 
(A) FILING
DELAYS.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), circumstances preventing an 
alien from filing a timely application are— 
(i) injury; 
(ii) office closures; 
(iii) mail or courier service cessations 
or delays; and 
(iv) other closures, cessations, or 
delays affecting case processing or travel 
necessary to satisfy legal requirements. 
(B) DEPARTURE
DELAYS.—For purposes 
of paragraph (2), circumstances preventing an 
alien from timely departing the United States 
are— 
(i) injury;