[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR41.86]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 41--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF NONIMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart I--Fiance(e)s and Other Nonimmigrants
 
Sec. 41.86  Certain spouses and children of lawful permanent resident aliens.

    (a) Definition of ``remains pending''. For the purposes of this 
section, a visa application ``remains pending'' if the applicant has 
applied for an immigrant visa in accordance with the definition in part 
40, Sec. 40.1(l)(2) and the visa has neither been issued, nor refused 
for any

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reason under applicable law and regulation.
    (b) Entitlement to classification. A consular officer may classify 
an alien as a nonimmigrant under INA 101(a)(15)(V) if:
    (1) The consular officer has received notification from the 
Department of State or the Department of Justice that a petition to 
accord status to the alien as a spouse or child pursuant to INA 
203(a)(2)(A) was filed on or before December 21, 2000; or
    (2) The alien is eligible to derive benefits pursuant to INA 203(d) 
as a child of an alien described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and 
such alien has qualified for V classification; and
    (3) It has been three years or more since the filing date of the 
petition described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and applicable to 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section and either:
    (i) The petition has not been approved; or
    (ii) If it has been approved, either no immigrant visa number is 
immediately available or the alien's application for adjustment of 
status or the alien's application for a visa remains pending.
    (c) Eligibility as an immigrant required. The consular officer, 
insofar as practicable, must determine the eligibility of an alien 
described in paragraph (b) of this section to receive a nonimmigrant 
visa under INA 101(a)(15)(V), other than an alien who previously has 
been granted V status in the United States by INS, as if the alien were 
an applicant for an immigrant visa, except that the alien is exempt from 
the vaccination requirement of INA 212(a)(1), the labor certification 
requirement of INA 212(a)(5) and the unlawful presence ineligibility of 
INA 212(a)(9)(B).
    (d) Place of application. Notwithstanding the requirements of 
Sec. 41.101, in determining the place of application for an alien 
seeking a visa pursuant to INA 101(a)(15)(V) the requirements of part 
42, Secs. 42.61(a) and (b)(1) of this chapter will apply.

[66 FR 19393, Apr. 16, 2001]