Sec. 6. Parole status for petitioners and dependents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa
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Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking The Attorney General may, except as provided in subparagraph
(B)or in section 214(f), in his discretion parole into the United States temporarily under such conditions as he may prescribe only on a case-by-case basis and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph
(C)and section 214(f), the Secretary of Homeland Security may temporarily parole into the United States, under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, on a case-by-case basis, ; by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s discretion, may temporarily parole into the United States, under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, any alien who is the beneficiary of a petition for immigrant status under section 203(b)(5) (including the spouse or child of such principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa under section 203(d)) if— such petition has been pending for at least 3 years; or such petition has been approved; 3 years or more have elapsed since the petition was filed; and an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the alien because the total number of visas issued under section 203(b)(5) has reached the maximum number of visas that may be made available to immigrants of the State or area under section 203(b). . The Secretary of Homeland Security may— authorize any alien described in section 212(d)(5)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), to engage in employment in the United States; and provide the alien referred to in subparagraph
(A)with appropriate endorsement of the authorization under such subparagraph. The Secretary may assess a fee for providing an employment authorization endorsement under paragraph
(1)in an amount equal to not more than the average cost incurred by the Secretary in adjudicating applications for such endorsement. The Secretary may provide for the payment of such fees by installments. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed— to require the Secretary to charge fees for adjudication services provided to alien investors; or to limit the authority of the Secretary to set adjudication and naturalization fees.
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Parole status for petitioners and dependents awaiting availability of an immigrant visa
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