§1186a. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters — Inbound Citations
8 U.S.C. § 1186a
Cited by 6 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 8 U.S.C. § 1186a as a whole
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(A) In the case of an alien with permanent resident status on a conditional basis under subsection (a), if—(i) no petition is filed with respect to the alien in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1)(A), or(ii) unless there is good cause shown, the alien investor fails to appear at the interview described in paragraph (1)(B) (if required under subsection (d)(3)),the Secretary of Homeland Security shall terminate the permanent resident status of the alien (and the alien’s spouse and children if it was obtained on a conditional basis under this section or section 1186a of this title) as of the second anniversary of the alien’s lawful admission for permanent residence.
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(i) Any alien with permanent resident status on a conditional basis under section 1186a of this title (relating to conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and sons and daughters) or under section 1186b of this title (relating to conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, and children) who has had such status terminated under such respective section is deportable.
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(B) had permanent resident status on a conditional basis (as described in section 1186a of this title) at the time that proceedings under this section commenced.
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(d) The Attorney General may not adjust, under subsection (a), the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence on a conditional basis under section 1186a of this title. The Attorney General may not adjust, under subsection (a), the status of a nonimmigrant alien described in section 1101(a)(15)(K) of this title except to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States on a conditional basis under section 1186a of this title as a result of the marriage of the nonimmigrant (or, in the case of a minor child, the parent) to the citizen who filed the petition to accord that alien’s nonimmigrant status under section 1101(a)(15)(K) of this title.
Citations to §1186a(c)(4)
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(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply in the cases described in section 1186a(c)(4) of this title (relating to certain hardship waivers).