Part 204 – Immigrant Petitions
Subpart A - Immigrant Visa Petitions
- §204.1 General information about immediate relative and family-sponsored petitions
- §204.2 Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children
- §204.3 Orphan cases under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Act (non-Hague Adoption Convention cases)
- §204.4 Amerasian child of a United States citizen
- §204.5 Petitions for employment-based immigrants
- §204.6 Petitions for employment creation immigrants
- §204.7 Preservation of benefits contained in savings clause of Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976
- §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
- §204.11 Special immigrant status for certain aliens declared dependent on a juvenile court (special immigrant juvenile)
- §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?
- §204.13 How can the International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors petition for a fourth preference special immigrant broadcaster?
Subpart C - Intercountry Adoption of a Convention Adoptee
- §204.300 Scope of this subpart
- §204.301 Definitions
- §204.302 Role of service providers
- §204.303 Determination of habitual residence
- §204.304 Improper inducement prohibited
- §204.305 State preadoption requirements
- §204.306 Classification as an immediate relative based on a Convention adoption
- §204.307 Who may file a Form I-800A or Form I-800
- §204.308 Where to file Form I-800A or Form I-800
- §204.309 Factors requiring denial of a Form I-800A or Form I-800
- §204.310 Filing requirements for Form I-800A
- §204.311 Convention adoption home study requirements
- §204.312 Adjudication of the Form I-800A
- §204.313 Filing and adjudication of a Form I-800
- §204.314 Appeal