What US INA Numerical Limitation to Any Single Foreign State (8 USC 1152): Per-Country Caps and Nondiscrimination requires
Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), codified at 8 U.S.C. 1152, limits the number of immigrant visas chargeable to any single foreign state and establishes the rule against discrimination in their issuance, administered by the Department of State and US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Section 1152(a)(1)(A) provides that no person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence, subject to limited exceptions. Section 1152(a)(2) sets the per-country level: the total number of immigrant visas made available to natives of any single foreign state in the family-sponsored and employment-based categories may not exceed 7 percent of the annual total of those visas, and the limit for a dependent area is 2 percent. Section 1152(a)(3) permits visas that would otherwise go unused in a calendar quarter to be made available without regard to the per-country level, section 1152(a)(4) provides special allocation rules for the spouses and children of lawful permanent residents, and section 1152(a)(5) provides a special rule for employment-based immigrants where demand from a single state is high. Section 1152(b) sets the rules of chargeability, generally charging an applicant to the foreign state of birth but allowing chargeability to a parent's or spouse's state to prevent the separation of family members. Section 1152(e) provides that where the per-country limit is reached, visas are allocated so as to preserve the proportions among the family-sponsored and employment-based categories. The per-country limit is the rule that prevents a few high-demand countries from consuming the entire worldwide level and is the principal driver of the longest priority-date backlogs.
Pillar: Immigration & Border Control · Authority: US Congress / Department of State and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title8/html/USCODE-2022-title8-chap12.htm
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- Immigration and Nationality Act 202, 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(1)(A) - no person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence.
- Immigration and Nationality Act 202, 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) - per-country level of 7 percent of the annual family-sponsored and employment-based total for a single foreign state.
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