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Title 22Foreign RelationsPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of State1 – 199
Subchapter EVisas40 – 47
Part 42Visas: Documentation of Immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended42.1 – 42.84
Subpart AVisa and Passport Not Required for Certain Immigrants42.1 – 42.2
§ 42.1Aliens not required to obtain immigrant visas.
§ 42.2Aliens not required to present passports.
Subpart BClassification and Foreign State Chargeability42.11 – 42.12
§ 42.11Classification symbols.
§ 42.12Rules of chargeability.
Subpart CImmigrants Not Subject to Numerical Limitations of INA 201 and 20242.21 – 42.24
§ 42.21Immediate relatives.
§ 42.22Returning resident aliens.
§ 42.23Certain former U.S. citizens.
§ 42.24Adoption under the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000.
Subpart DImmigrants Subject to Numerical Limitations42.31 – 42.34
§ 42.31Family-sponsored immigrants.
§ 42.32Employment-based preference immigrants.
§ 42.33Diversity immigrants.
§ 42.34Special immigrant visas-certain U.S. Government employees.
Subpart EPetitions42.41 – 42.43
§ 42.41Effect of approved petition.
§ 42.42Petitions for immediate relative or preference status.
§ 42.43Suspension or termination of action in petition cases.
Subpart FNumerical Controls and Priority Dates42.51 – 42.55
Subpart GApplication for Immigrant Visas42.61 – 42.68
Subpart HIssuance of Immigrant Visas42.71 – 42.74
Subpart IRefusal, Revocation, and Termination of Registration42.81 – 42.84