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PUBLIC LAW 89-236-OCT. 3, 1965
[79 STAT.
^^^' ^' ^ ^ t i o i i 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 176; 8 U.S.C. 1155) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 205. The Attorney General may, at any time, for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause, revoke the approval of any Ante, p. 915. petition approved by him under section 204. Such revocation shall be effective as of the date of approval of any such petition. I n no case, however, shall such revocation have effect unless there is mailed to the petitioner's last known address a notice of the revocation and unless notice of the revocation is communicated through the Secretary of State to the beneficiary of the petition before such beneficiary commences his journey to the United States. If notice of revocation is not so given, and the beneficiary applies for admission to the United States, his admissibility shall be determined in the manner provided f us?"i Hi.
- ^i" ^y sections 235 and 236."
1226. ' SEC. 6. Section 206 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 181; 8 U.S.C. 1156) is amended to read as follows: Unused visas. "SEC. 206. If au immigrant having an immigrant visa is excluded from admission to the United States and deported, or does not apply for admission before the expiration of the validity of his visa, or if an alien having an immigrant visa issued to him as a preference immigrant is found not to be a preference immigrant, an immigrant visa or a preference immigrant visa, as the case may be, may be issued in lieu thereof to another qualified alien." SEC. 7. Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 181; 8 U.S.C. 1157) is stricken. SEC. 8. Section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 166; 8 U.S.C. 1101) is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph (27) of subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: "Special immi" (27) The tcrm 'special immigrant' means— ^'^^"*' " (A) an immigrant who was born in any independent foreign country of the Western Hemisphere or in the Canal Zone and the spouse and children of any such immigrant, if accompanying, or following to join him: Provided, That no immigrant visa shall be issued pursuant to this clause until the consular officer is in receipt of a determination made by the Secretary of Labor purPost, p. 917. suant to the provisions of section 212(a) (14); " (B) an immigrant, lawfully admitted for permanent residence, who is returning from a temporary visit abroad; " (C) an immigrant who was a citizen of the United States 66 Stat. 246. ^ud may, under section 324(a) or 327 of title III, apply for reac1438. ' quisition of citizenship; " (D)(i) an immigrant who continuously for at least two years immediately preceding the time of his application for admission to the United States has been, and who seeks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of carrying on the vocation of minister of a religious denomination, and whose services are needed by such religious denomination having a bona fide organization in the United States; and (ii) the spouse or the child of any such immigrant, if accompanying or following to join him; or " (E) an immigrant who is an employee, or an honorably retired former emploj^ee, of the United States Government abroad, and who has performed faithful service for a total of fifteen years, or more, and his accompanying spouse and children: Provided, That the principal officer of a Foreign Service establishment, in his discretion, shall have recommended the granting of special immigrant status to such alien in exceptional circumstances and the Secretary of State approves such recommendation and finds that it is in the national interest to grant such status."
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