22 CFR 42.42
§ 42.42 Petitions for immediate relative or preference status.
United States · 22 CFR — Foreign Relations · Status: effective
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- 22 CFR 42.42, § 42.42 Petitions for immediate relative or preference status, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/92830
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Petition for immediate relative or preference status. The consular officer may not issue a visa to an alien as an immediate relative entitled to status under 201(b), a family-sponsored immigrant entitled to preference status under 203(a)(1)-(4), or an employment-based preference immigrant entitled to status under INA 203(b)(1)-(5), unless the officer has received a petition filed and approved in accordance with INA 204 or official notification of such filing and approval.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.