100 STAT. 3396
PUBLIC LAW 99-603—NOV. 6, 1986 "(ii) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ABSENCES.—An alien shall not be considered to have lost the continuous residence referred to in clause (i) by reason of an absence from the United States permitted under paragraph (3)(A). "(C) ADMISSIBLE AS IMMIGRANT.—The alien must establish
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"(i) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided under subsection (d)(2), and "(ii) has not been convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States. "(D) BASIC CITIZENSHIP SKILLS.—
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"(i) IN GENERAL.—The alien must demonstrate that he either— "(I) meets the requirements of section 312 (relating to minimal understanding of ordinary English and a knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States), or "(II) is satisfactorily pursuing a course of study (recognized by the Attorney General) to achieve such an understanding of English and such a %,: i..,, knowledge and understanding of the history and government of the United States, "(ii)
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INDIVIDUALS.—The
Attorney General may, in his discretion, waive all or . --.;.'/ part of the requirements of clause (i) in the case of an alien who is 65 years of age or older, "(iii) RELATION TO NATURAUZATION EXAMINATION.— ,,-._ In accordance with regulations of the Attorney General, an alien who has demonstrated under clause (i)(I) that the alien meets the requirements of section 312 may be considered to have satisfied the requirements of that section for purposes of becoming naturalized as a 8 USC 1401. citizen of the United States under title III. "(2) TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE.—The Attorney General shall provide for termination of temporary resident doi) ' J;; status granted an alien under subsection (a)— (A) if it appears to the Attorney General that the alien was in fact not eligible for such status; .;M.. «^g) j^- ^Y^Q alien commits an act that (i) makes the alien inadmissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided under subsection (d)(2), or (ii) is convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; or "(C) at the end of the thirty-first month beginning after the date the alien is granted such status, unless the alien ' ^'has filed an application for adjustment of such status pursuant to paragraph (1) and such application has not been ^ denied. "(3) AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND EMPLOYMENT DURING TEMPORARY
RESIDENCE.—During the period an alien is in lawful temporary resident status granted under subsection (a)— ^r
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"(A) AUTHORIZATION OF TRAVEL ABROAD.—The Attorney
General shall, in accordance with regulations, permit the alien to return to the United States after such brief and casual trips abroad as reflect an intention on the part of the
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