Consular officers are authorized to grant to an alien the immediate relative or preference status accorded in a petition approved in the alien's behalf upon receipt of the approved petition or official notification of its approval. The status shall be granted for the period authorized by law or regulation. The approval of a petition does not relieve the alien of the burden of establishing to the satisfaction of the consular officer that the alien is eligible in all respects to receive a visa.
[56 FR 49682, Oct. 1, 1991]
authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104 and 1182; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 108-449, 118 Stat. 3469; The Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (done at the Hague, May 29, 1993), S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 (1998), 1870 U.N.T.S. 167 (Reg. No. 31922 (1993));
42 U.S.C. 14901-14954 (Pub. L. 106-279, 114 Stat. 825);
8 U.S.C. 1101 (Pub L. 117-31, 135 Stat. 309);
8 U.S.C. 1154 (Pub. L. 109-162, 119 Stat. 2960);
8 U.S.C. 1201 (Pub. L. 114-70, 129 Stat. 561)
source: 52 FR 42613, Nov. 5, 1987, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 22 CFR 42.41