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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Compilation 5291 · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. **[**[8 U.S.C. 1255 note](/us/usc/t8/s1255)**]**

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## Sec. 2 **[**[8 U.S.C. 1255 note](/us/usc/t8/s1255)**]** In the case of any alien described in section 1 of this Act who, prior to the effective date thereof, has been lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence, the Attorney General shall, upon application, record his admission for permanent residence as of the date the alien originally arrived in the United States as a nonimmigrant or as a parolee, or a date thirty months prior to the date of enactment of this Act, whichever date is later. **[**Section 3 amended §13 of Pub. L. 89–236 (8 U.S.C. 1255(c)); omitted as executed.**]**
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