[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 8, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 8CFR204.7] [Page 171] TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER I--IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PART 204--IMMIGRANT PETITIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 204.7 Preservation of benefits contained in savings clause of Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976. In order to be considered eligible for the benefits of the savings clause contained in section 9 of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976, an alien must show that the facts established prior to January 1, 1977 upon which the entitlement to such benefits was based continue to exist. [41 FR 55849, Dec. 23, 1976]