---
kind: "section"
citation: "8 C.F.R. § 236.11"
title: "8"
number: "236.11"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/8/236.11"
---

# §236.11. Definitions.


In this subpart, the term:

Eligible immigrant means a qualified immigrant who is the spouse or unmarried child of a legalized alien.

For purposes of [§§ 236.10 to 236.18](/cfr/8/236.10..236.18.md) only, Legalized alien means an alien who:

- (1) Is a temporary or permanent resident under section 210 or 245A of the Act;
- (2) Is a permanent resident under [section 202](/cfr/8/202.md) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Cuban/Haitian Adjustment); or
- (3) Is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was a permanent resident under section 210 or 245A of the Act or [section 202](/cfr/8/202.md) of the Immigrant Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) (Cuban/Haitian Adjustment), and maintained such a status until his or her naturalization.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 43679, July 14, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a; 6 U.S.C. 112(a)(2), 112(a)(3), 112(b)(1), 112(e), 202, 251, 279, 291; 8 U.S.C. 1103, 1182, 1224, 1225, 1226, 1227, 1231, 1232, 1324a, 1357, 1362, 1611; 18 U.S.C. 4002, 4013(c)(4); 8 CFR part 2.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 10360, Mar. 6, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 43679, July 14, 2000]