United States Code

8 U.S.C. § 1259

Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972

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Bills that would change it 40

  • S 2468 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 4696 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 4201 TPS Reform Act of 2025 Amends its part 1259(b), 1259(c)(2)(B) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 2106 SECURE Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 696 End Unaccountable Amnesty Act Amends its part 1259(a)(27)(J) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3194 U.S. Citizenship Act Amends its part 1259(a), 1259(a)(15)(V) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 3987 Stateless Protection Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7755 Stateless Protection Act of 2024 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 2606 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3043 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act Amends its part 1259(a)(48) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 1392 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act Amends its part 1259(a)(48) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 1511 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 778 Terrorist Deportation Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 9685 Refugee Protection Act of 2022 Amends its part 1259(a)(42), 1259(b)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 9671 Stateless Protection Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 5330 Stateless Protection Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 5353 Refugee Protection Act of 2022 Amends its part 1259(a)(42), 1259(b)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 8433 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 7356 TPS Reform Act of 2022 Amends its part 1259(b), 1259(c)(2)(B) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 4974 Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1909 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act Amends its part 1259(a)(48) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 747 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act Amends its part 1259(a)(48) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 1177 U.S. Citizenship Act Amends its part 1259(a), 1259(a)(15)(V) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 1045 Terrorist Deportation Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 89 Terrorist Deportation Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 348 U.S. Citizenship Act Amends its part 1259(a), 1259(a)(15)(V) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4151 Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 3899 TPS Reform Act of 2019 Amends its part 1259(b), 1259(c)(2)(B) · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 641 Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 175 Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 146 Terrorist Deportation Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 2192 SECURE Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 3647 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1757 Building America's Trust Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2690 Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2604 TPS Reform Act of 2017 Amends its part 1259(b), 1259(c)(2)(B) · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 2431 Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 1034 Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 Amends its part · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 844 Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • HR 264 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 Amends · introduced · 111th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

A record of lawful admission for permanent residence may, in the discretion of the Attorney General and under such regulations as he may prescribe, be made in the case of any alien, as of the date of the approval of his application or, if entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924, as of the date of such entry, if no such record is otherwise available and such alien shall satisfy the Attorney General that he is not inadmissible under section 1182(a)(3)(E) of this title or under section 1182(a) of this title insofar as it relates to criminals, procurers and other immoral persons, subversives, violators of the narcotic laws or smugglers of aliens, and he establishes that he— (a) entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972; (b) has had his residence in the United States continuously since such entry; (c) is a person of good moral character; and (d) is not ineligible to citizenship and is not deportable under section 1227(a)(4)(B) of this title.
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