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.

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

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