Original Text

A member of the following classes shall be presumed to have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence even though a record of his admission cannot be found, except as otherwise provided in this section, unless he abandoned his lawful permanent resident status or subsequently lost that status by operation of law: (1) Prior to July 1, 1924. A Chinese alien for whom there exists a record of his admission to the United States prior to July 1, 1924, under the laws and regulations formerly applicable to Chinese and who establishes that at the time of his admission he was a merchant, teacher, or student, and his son or daughter under 21 or wife accompanying or following to join him; a traveler for curiosity or pleasure and his accompanying son or daughter under 21 or accompanying wife; a wife of a United States citizen; a returning laborer; and a person erroneously admitted as a United States citizen under section 1993 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, his father not having resided in the United States prior to his birth. (2) On or after July 1, 1924. A Chinese alien for whom there exists a record of his admission to the United States as a member of one of the following classes; an alien who establishes that he was readmitted between July 1, 1924, and December 16, 1943, inclusive, as a returning Chinese laborer who acquired lawful permanent residence prior to July 1, 1924; a person erroneously admitted between July 1, 1924, and June 6, 1927, inclusive, as a United States citizen under section 1993 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, his father not having resided in the United States prior to his birth; an alien admitted at any time after June 30, 1924, under section 4 (b) or (d) of the Immigration Act of 1924; an alien wife of a United States citizen admitted between June 13, 1930, and December 16, 1943, inclusive, under section 4(a) of the Immigration Act of 1924; an alien admitted on or after December 17, 1943, under section 4(f) of the Immigration Act of 1924; an alien admitted on or after December 17, 1943, under section 317(c) of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended; an alien admitted on or after December 17, 1943, as a preference or nonpreference quota immigrant pursuant to section 2 of that act; and a Chinese or Japanese alien admitted to the United States between July 1, 1924, and December 23, 1952, both dates inclusive, as the wife or minor son or daughter of a treaty merchant admitted before July 1, 1924, if the husband-father was lawfully admitted to the United States as a treaty merchant before July 1, 1924, or, while maintaining another status under which he was admitted before that date, and his status changed to that of a treaty merchant or treaty trader after that date, and was maintaining the changed status at the time his wife or minor son or daughter entered the United States.

  Sufficient Conditions for:

The individual is a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident.

 

G 7 The individual is a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident. ▼ 3 This rule does not say whether The individual is a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident.. There may be other conditions which are sufficient to make this true. ▼ 0 The individual is a Chinese alien admitted prior to July 1, 1924. 1 The individual was admitted as a merchant, teacher, or student. 0->1 yes 13 The individual is a Chinese alien admitted on or after July 1, 1924. 0->13 no 2 A record of admission exists. 1->2 yes 8 The individual was accompanied by a son or daughter under 21 or a wife. 1->8 no 2->3 yes 4 Exceptions as provided in the section apply. 2->4 no 4->3 yes 5 The individual has abandoned lawful permanent resident status. 4->5 no 5->3 yes 6 The individual has lost lawful permanent resident status by operation of law. 5->6 no 6->7 no 6->3 yes 8->2 yes 9 The individual was admitted as a traveler for curiosity or pleasure with an accompanying son or daughter under 21 or a wife. 8->9 no 9->2 yes 10 The individual was admitted as the wife of a U.S. citizen. 9->10 no 10->2 yes 11 The individual was admitted as a returning laborer. 10->11 no 11->2 yes 12 The individual was erroneously admitted as a U.S. citizen under section 1993, and his father did not reside in the U.S. prior to his birth. 11->12 no 12->2 yes 12->13 no 13->3 no 14 The individual was readmitted between July 1, 1924, and December 16, 1943, as a returning Chinese laborer who acquired lawful permanent residence prior to July 1, 1924. 13->14 yes 14->2 yes 15 The individual was erroneously admitted between July 1, 1924, and June 6, 1927, as a U.S. citizen under section 1993, and his father did not reside in the U.S. prior to his birth. 14->15 no 15->2 yes 16 The individual was admitted after June 30, 1924, under section 4(b) or (d) of the Immigration Act of 1924. 15->16 no 16->2 yes 17 The individual is an alien wife of a U.S. citizen admitted between June 13, 1930, and December 16, 1943, under section 4(a) of the Immigration Act of 1924. 16->17 no 17->2 yes 18 The individual was admitted on or after December 17, 1943, under section 4(f) of the Immigration Act of 1924. 17->18 no 18->2 yes 19 The individual was admitted on or after December 17, 1943, under section 317(c) of the Nationality Act of 1940. 18->19 no 19->2 yes 20 The individual was admitted on or after December 17, 1943, as a preference or nonpreference quota immigrant pursuant to section 2 of the Nationality Act. 19->20 no 20->2 yes 21 The individual is a Chinese or Japanese alien admitted between July 1, 1924, and December 23, 1952, as the wife or minor child of a treaty merchant admitted before July 1, 1924, if the husband-father was lawfully admitted to the United States as a treaty merchant before July 1, 1924, or, while maintaining another status under which he was admitted before that date, his status changed to that of a treaty merchant or treaty trader after that date, and he was maintaining the changed status at the time his wife or minor son or daughter entered the United States. 20->21 no 21->3 no 21->2 yes