Title 8

PART 204

Part 204 - Immigrant Petitions

PART 204 - IMMIGRANT PETITIONS Authority:8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1151, 1153, 1154, 1182, 1184, 1186a, 1255, 1324a, 1641; 8 CFR part 2.

8:1.0.1.2.9.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - Immigrant Visa Petitions
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.1SECTION 204.1
   204.1 General information about immediate relative and family-sponsored petitions.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.2SECTION 204.2
   204.2 Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.3SECTION 204.3
   204.3 Orphan cases under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Act (non-Hague Adoption Convention cases).
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.4SECTION 204.4
   204.4 Amerasian child of a United States citizen.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.5SECTION 204.5
   204.5 Petitions for employment-based immigrants.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.6SECTION 204.6
   204.6 Petitions for employment creation immigrants.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.7SECTION 204.7
   204.7 Preservation of benefits contained in savings clause of Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.8SECTION 204.8
   204.8 [Reserved]
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.9SECTION 204.9
   204.9 Special immigrant status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve) in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years.
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.10SECTION 204.10
   204.10 [Reserved]
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.11SECTION 204.11
   204.11 Special immigrant status for certain aliens declared dependent on a juvenile court (special immigrant juvenile).
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.12SECTION 204.12
   204.12 How can second-preference immigrant physicians be granted a national interest waiver based on service in a medically underserved area or VA facility
8:1.0.1.2.9.1.1.13SECTION 204.13
   204.13 How can the International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors petition for a fourth preference special immigrant broadcaster
8:1.0.1.2.9.2SUBPART B
Subpart B [Reserved]
8:1.0.1.2.9.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Intercountry Adoption of a Convention Adoptee
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.1SECTION 204.300
   204.300 Scope of this subpart.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.2SECTION 204.301
   204.301 Definitions.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.3SECTION 204.302
   204.302 Role of service providers.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.4SECTION 204.303
   204.303 Determination of habitual residence.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.5SECTION 204.304
   204.304 Improper inducement prohibited.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.6SECTION 204.305
   204.305 State preadoption requirements.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.7SECTION 204.306
   204.306 Classification as an immediate relative based on a Convention adoption.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.8SECTION 204.307
   204.307 Who may file a Form I-800A or Form I-800.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.9SECTION 204.308
   204.308 Where to file Form I-800A or Form I-800.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.10SECTION 204.309
   204.309 Factors requiring denial of a Form I-800A or Form I-800.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.11SECTION 204.310
   204.310 Filing requirements for Form I-800A.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.12SECTION 204.311
   204.311 Convention adoption home study requirements.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.13SECTION 204.312
   204.312 Adjudication of the Form I-800A.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.14SECTION 204.313
   204.313 Filing and adjudication of a Form I-800.
8:1.0.1.2.9.3.1.15SECTION 204.314
   204.314 Appeal.