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[USC03] 8 USC 1153: Allocation of immigrant visas
TITLE 8 / CHAPTER 12 / SUBCHAPTER II / Part I / § 1153
Text contains those laws in effect on May 4, 2017
Pending Updates: Pub L. 115-31 (5/05/2017), Pub L. 115-31 (5/05/2017) [View Details]
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 1, §203, 66 Stat. 178
; Pub. L. 85–316, §3, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat. 639
; Pub. L. 86–363, §§1–3, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 644
; Pub. L. 89–236, §3, Oct. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 912
; Pub. L. 94–571, §4, Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2705
; Pub. L. 95–412, §3, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 907
; Pub. L. 95–417, §1, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 917
; Pub. L. 96–212, title II, §203(c), (i), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 107
, 108; Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §§111, 121(a), 131, 162(a)(1), title VI, §603(a)(3), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4986
, 4987, 4997, 5009, 5082; Pub. L. 102–110, §2(b), Oct. 1, 1991, 105 Stat. 555
; Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(2), (e)(3), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
, 1745; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, §§212(b), 219(c), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4314
, 4316; Pub. L. 106–95, §5, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1318
; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(1) [title I, §117], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535
, 1501A-21; Pub. L. 106–536, §1(b)(1), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2560
; Pub. L. 107–208, §3, Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 928
; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §§11035, 11036(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1846
; Pub. L. 109–162, title VIII, §805(b)(2), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3056
Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §11036(c), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1847
, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 1186b of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002] and shall apply to aliens having any of the following petitions pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act:
Pub. L. 106–536, §1(b)(2), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2561
, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to visas made available in any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 2000."
Pub. L. 108–156, §5, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1945
, as amended by Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814
Pub. L. 106–313, title I, §106(d), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1254
, as amended by Pub. L. 109–13, div. B, title V, §502, May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 322
Pub. L. 105–100, title II, §203(e), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2199
, as amended by Pub. L. 105–139, §1(e), Dec. 2, 1997, 111 Stat. 2645
Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, §636, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–703
, provided that: "The Secretary of State may establish a fee to be paid by each applicant for an immigrant visa described in section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1153(c)]. Such fee may be set at a level that will ensure recovery of the cost to the Department of State of allocating visas under such section, including the cost of processing all applications thereunder. All fees collected under this section shall be used for providing consular services. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation and shall remain available for obligations until expended. The provisions of the Act of August 18, 1856 (11 Stat. 58; 22 U.S.C. 4212–4214), concerning accounting for consular fees, shall not apply to fees collected under this section."
Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title VI, §637, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–704
Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, §1304(d), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1437
, provided that: "The Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other appropriate agencies of the United States regarding-
Pub. L. 102–509, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3316
, as amended by Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XIII, §1304(a)–(c), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1436
, 1437, provided that:
Pub. L. 102–395, title VI, §610, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1874
, as amended by Pub. L. 105–119, title I, §116(a), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2467
; Pub. L. 106–396, §402, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1647
; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §11037(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1847
; Pub. L. 108–156, §4, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1945
; Pub. L. 111–83, title V, §548, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2177
; Pub. L. 112–176, §1, Sept. 28, 2012, 126 Stat. 1325
Pub. L. 114–113, div. F, title V, §575, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2526
, provided that: "Section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 [Pub. L. 102–395] (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) [set out above] shall be applied by substituting 'September 30, 2016' for the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–53) [Dec. 11, 2015, which had been substituted as applied by Pub. L. 114–53, div. B, §131, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 509
]."]
Pub. L. 110–329, div. A, §144, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3581
, as amended by Pub. L. 111–8, div. J, §101, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 988
, provided that: "The requirement set forth in section 610(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 [Pub. L. 102–395] (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) [set out above] shall continue through September 30, 2009."]
Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §11037(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1848
, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending section 610 of Pub. L. 102–395, set out above] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 2002] and shall apply to-
Pub. L. 105–119, title I, §116(b), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2467
, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) [amending section 610 of Pub. L. 102–395, set out above] shall be deemed to have become effective on October 6, 1992."]
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §112, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4987
, as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(1), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §124, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4996
, as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(5), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
Pub. L. 103–416, title II, §217(b), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4315
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §132, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5000
, as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(6), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, §217(a), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4315
Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(6)(C), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
, provided that the amendment made by section 302(b)(6)(C) to section 132(b)(1) of Pub. L. 101–649, set out above, is effective after fiscal year 1992.]
Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(6)(D)(i), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1743
, provided that the amendment made by section 302(b)(6)(D)(i) to section 132(c) of Pub. L. 101–649, set out above, is effective beginning with fiscal year 1993.]
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §133, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5000
, provided that, notwithstanding numerical limitations in sections 1151 and 1152 of this title, there were to be made available in fiscal year 1991, immigrant visa numbers for qualified immigrants who were notified by Secretary of State before May 1, 1990, of their selection for issuance of visa under section 314 of Pub. L. 99–603, formerly set out as a note below, and were qualified for issuance of such visa but for numerical and fiscal year limitations on issuance of such visas, former section 1182(a)(19) of this title or section 1182(e) of this title, or fact that immigrant was a national, but not a native, of foreign state described in section 314 of Pub. L. 99–603.
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §134, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5001
, as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(b)(7), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1744
, provided that, notwithstanding numerical limitations in sections 1151 and 1152 of this title, there were to be made available to qualified displaced Tibetans who were natives of Tibet and had been continuously residing in India or Nepal since Nov. 29, 1990, 1,000 immigrant visas in the 3-fiscal-year period beginning with fiscal year 1991.
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §155, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5007
, as amended by Pub. L. 102–232, title III, §302(d)(5), Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1745
Pub. L. 101–649, title I, §162(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5010
, provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see Tables for classification] may be construed as continuing the availability of visas under section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(7)], as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1990]."
Pub. L. 100–658, §3, Nov. 15, 1988, 102 Stat. 3908
, provided that, notwithstanding numerical limitations in section 1151(a) of this title, but subject to numerical limitations in section 1152 of this title, there were to be made available to qualified immigrants who were natives of underrepresented countries, 10,000 visa numbers in each of fiscal years 1990 and 1991.
Pub. L. 99–603, title III, §314, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3439
, as amended by Pub. L. 100–658, §2(a), Nov. 15, 1988, 102 Stat. 3908
, provided that, notwithstanding numerical limitations in section 1151(a) of this title, but subject to numerical limitations in section 1152 of this title, there were to be made available to qualified immigrants described in section 1153(a)(7) of this title, 5,000 visa numbers in each of fiscal years 1987 and 1988 and 15,000 visa numbers in each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990.
Pub. L. 96–212, title II, §203(h), Mar. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 108
, provided that: "Any reference in any law (other than the Immigration and Nationality Act [this chapter] or this Act [see Short Title of 1980 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of this title]) in effect on April 1, 1980, to section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act [subsec. (a)(7) of this section] shall be deemed to be a reference to such section as in effect before such date and to sections 207 and 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act [sections 1157 and 1158 of this title]."
Pub. L. 94–571, §9, Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2707
Pub. L. 87–885, §1, Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1247
, which provided that certain alien relatives of United States citizens registered on a consular waiting list under priority date earlier than March 31, 1954, and eligible for a quota immigrant status on a basis of a petition filed with the Attorney General prior to January 1, 1962, and the spouse and children of such alien, be held to be nonquota immigrants and be issued nonquota immigrant visas, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–653, §11, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657
, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, §8(j)(1), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2617
, eff. Nov. 14, 1986.
Pub. L. 87–885, §2, Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1247
, which provided that certain alien skilled specialists eligible for a quota immigrant status on the basis of a petition filed with the Attorney General prior to April 1, 1962, be held to be nonquota immigrants and be issued nonquota immigrant visas, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–653, §11, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657
Pub. L. 87–301, §25, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657
, as amended by Pub. L. 99–653, §11, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3657
; Pub. L. 100–525, §8(j)(2), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2617
, provided that: "At any time prior to the expiration of the one hundred and eightieth day immediately following the enactment of this Act [Sept. 26, 1961] a special nonquota immigrant visa may be issued to an eligible orphan as defined in section 4 of the Act of September 11, 1957, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1205; 71 Stat. 639, 73 Stat. 490, 74 Stat. 505), if a visa petition filed in behalf of such eligible orphan was (A) approved by the Attorney General prior to September 30, 1961, or (B) pending before the Attorney General prior to September 30, 1961, and the Attorney General approves such petition."
[Pub. L. 99–653, §23(c), as added by Pub. L. 100–525, §8(r), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2619
, provided that: "The amendments made by section 11 [amending section 25 of Pub. L. 87–301 set out above and repealing sections 1 and 2 of Pub. L. 87–885] take effect on November 14, 1986."]
Pub. L. 86–363, §4, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 644
, providing that an alien registered on a consular waiting list was eligible for quota immigrant status on basis of a petition approved prior to Jan. 1, 1959, along with the spouse and children of such alien, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–301, §24(a)(7), Sept. 26, 1961.
Pub. L. 86–363, §5(c), Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 645
, provided that aliens granted a preference pursuant to petitions approved by the Attorney General on the ground that they were the adopted sons or adopted daughters of United States citizens were to remain in that status notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of Pub. L. 86–363 (amending this section), unless they acquired a different immigrant status pursuant to a petition approved by the Attorney General.
Pub. L. 86–363, §6, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 645
, authorizing issuance of nonquota immigrant visas to aliens eligible to enter for permanent residence if the alien was the beneficiary of a visa petition approved by the Attorney General, and such petition was filed by a person admitted under former section 1971 et seq., of the former Appendix to Title 50, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–301, §24(a)(7), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657
Pub. L. 85–316, §12, Sept. 11, 1957, 71 Stat. 642
, which provided that aliens eligible for quota immigrant status on basis of a petition approved prior to July 1, 1957, would be held to be nonquota immigrants, and if otherwise admissible, be issued visas, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–301, §24(a)(5), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657
Pub. L. 85–316, §12A, as added by Pub. L. 85–700, §2, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 699
, providing that aliens eligible for quota immigrant status on basis of a petition approved prior to July 1, 1958, shall be held to be nonquota immigrants and issued visas, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–301, §24(a)(6), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 657