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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY · SUBCHAPTER II— IMMIGRATION · § 1204

§ 1204. Immediate relative and special immigrant visas

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A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided in section 1201 of this title, issue an immigrant visa to a special immigrant or immediate relative as such upon satisfactory proof, under regulations prescribed under this chapter, that the applicant is entitled to special immigrant or immediate relative status.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 3, § 224, 66 Stat. 195; Pub. L. 89–236, § 11(d), Oct. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 918.)
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  • June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 195
  • Pub. L. 89–236, § 11(d)
  • 79 Stat. 918
  • act June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 163
  • Pub. L. 89–236
  • section 20 of Pub. L. 89–236
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§ 1204
Immediate relative and special immigrant visas
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ActJune 27, 1952, ch. 477
Stat.66 Stat. 195
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–236, § 11(d)
Stat.79 Stat. 918
Actact June 27, 1952, ch. 477
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