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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Immigration Act of 1990 · Sec. 702

Sec. 702. BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGES ENTERED INTO DURING CERTAIN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS

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## SEC. 702 BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGES ENTERED INTO DURING CERTAIN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS ###
(a)In General Section 245(e) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “An alien” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (3), an alien”, and ####
(2)**[**Omitted; added paragraph
(3)at the end of section 245(e).**]** ###
(b)Conforming Amendment Section 204(g) (8 U.S.C. 1154(g)), as redesignated by section 162(b)(6) of this Act, is amended by inserting “except as provided in section 245(e)(3),” after “Notwithstanding subsection (a),”. ###
(c)Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to marriages entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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