Chapter 738. To amend the Immigration Act of 1924
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CHAP. 738.— An Act To amend the Immigration Act of 1924.July 3, 1926.[[H. R. 10661](/us/bill/69/hr/10661).][[Public, No. 459](/us/pl/69/459).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Immigration Act, 1924.Nonquota immigrants.Immigration Act, 1924.Nonquota immigrants.Wife or minor child of alien resident minister, etc., who came prior to July 1, 1924, following to join him.Vol. 43, p. 155. amended. That subdivision
(d)of section 4 of the Immigration Act of 1924 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “ an immigrant arriving in the United States before July 1, 1927, who is the wife, or the unmarried child under 18 years of age, of an alien resident of the United States who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his admission to the United States for permanent residence was, and who entered the United States solely for the purpose of carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination or professor of a college, academy, seminary, or university, if such immigrant is following to join such alien; or ” Sec. 2. Admission for permanent residence, wile or minor child of minister. etc., who arrived between May 26, and July 1, 1924, and were temporarily admitted. Despite the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1924, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to admit to the United States for permanent residence any otherwise admissible alien who
(1)is the wife or the unmarried child under 18 years of age of an alien resident of the United States who entered the United States prior to July 1, 1924, and who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his admission to the United States for permanent residence was, and who entered the United States solely for the purpose of, carrying on the vocation of minister of any religious denomination or professor of a college, academy, seminary, or university, and
(2)who arrived at a United States port of entry between May 26, 1924, and July 1, 1924, and were thereafter temporarily admitted. Approved, July 3, 1926.