section 1154 of this titleThe Secretary of Homeland Security may, at any time, for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause, revoke the approval of any petition approved by him under . Such revocation shall be effective as of the date of approval of any such petition.
June 27, 1952, ch. 47766 Stat. 180Pub. L. 86–363, § 5(a)73 Stat. 644Pub. L. 87–30175 Stat. 650Pub. L. 89–236, § 579 Stat. 916Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(g)(3)(A)110 Stat. 3009–622Pub. L. 108–458, title V, § 5304(c)118 Stat. 3736(, title II, ch. 1, § 205, ; , (b), , , 645; , §§ 3, 10, , , 654; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–4582004— substituted “Secretary of Homeland Security” for “Attorney General” and struck out at end “In 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 for by sections 1225 and 1229a of this title.”
Pub. L. 104–2081996— substituted “1229a” for “1226”.
Pub. L. 89–236section 1156 of this title1965— struck out entire section which had set out, in subsecs. (a) to (d), the procedure for granting nonquota status or preference by reason of relationship and inserted in its place, with minor changes, provisions formerly contained in authorizing the Attorney General to revoke his approval of petitions for good and sufficient cause.
Pub. L. 87–301, § 3(a)section 1101(b)(1)(F) of this title1961—Subsec. (b). , provided that no petition for quota immigration status or a preference shall be approved if the beneficiary is an alien defined in , established requirements to be met by petitioners before a petition for nonquota immigrant status for a child as defined in section 1101(b)(1)(F) can be approved by the Attorney General, and authorized the administration of oaths by immigration officers when the petition is executed outside the United States.
Pub. L. 87–301section 1101(a)(27)(A) of this titlesection 1153(a)(3) of this titleSubsec. (c). , §§ 3(b), 10, substituted “section 1101(b)(1)(E) or (F)” for “section 1101(b)(1)(E)”, and provided that no petition shall be approved if the alien had previously been accorded a nonquota status under or a preference quota status under , by reason of marriage entered into to evade the immigration laws.
Pub. L. 86–363, § 5(a)1959—Subsec. (b). , authorized filing of petitions by any United States citizen claiming that an immigrant is his unmarried son or unmarried daughter, by any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence claiming that an immigrant is his unmarried son or unmarried daughter instead of child, or by any United States citizen claiming that an immigrant is his married son or married daughter instead of son or daughter, and prohibited approval of petition for quota immigrant status or preference of alien without proof of parent relationship of the petitioner to such alien.
Pub. L. 86–363, § 5(b)section 1101(b)(1)(E) of this titleSubsec. (c). , limited approval to two petitions for one petitioner in behalf of a child as defined in unless necessary to prevent separation of brothers and sisters.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–458, title V, § 5304(d)118 Stat. 3736
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–208section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Pub. L. 89–236section 20 of Pub. L. 89–236section 1151 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see , set out as a note under .