8 U.S.C. 1152: Numerical limitations on individual foreign states

2000

• Pub. L. 106–313, §104(b)(1), substituted "paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)" for "paragraphs (3) and (4)". Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 106–313, §104(a), added par. (5). Law text · (a)
• Pub. L. 106–313, §104(b)(2), substituted "except as provided in subsection (a)(5), the proportion of the visa numbers" for "the proportion of the visa numbers". Law text · (e)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–208 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (a)

1991

• Pub. L. 102–232 struck out "minimum" before "2nd preference set-aside" in heading. · (a)

1990

• Pub. L. 101–649, §102(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "No person shall receive any preference or priority or be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of his race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place… · (a)
• Pub. L. 101–649, §102(2), inserted heading and substituted reference to numerical level established under subsec. (a)(2) of this section for reference to numerical limitation set forth in proviso to subsec. (a) of this section, wherever appearing. · (b)
• Pub. L. 101–649, §102(3), inserted heading and substituted "an alien described in section 1151(b) of this title" for "a special immigrant, as defined in section 1101(a)(27) of this title, or an immediate relative of a United States citizen, as defined in section 1151(b) of this title" … · (c)
• Pub. L. 101–649, §102(4), inserted heading. · (d)
• Pub. L. 101–649, §102(5), amended subsec. (e) generally, substituting provisions relating to special rules for countries at ceiling for provisions relating to availability and allocation of additional visas. · (e)

1988

• Pub. L. 100–525, §8(c), amended Pub. L. 99–653, §4. See 1986 Amendment note below. · (b)
• Pub. L. 100–525, §9(f)(1), substituted "subsection (a)" for "section 202(a)" in original, which for purposes of codification had been translated as "subsection (a)". · (c)
• Pub. L. 100–525, §9(f)(2), substituted "this section" for "section 202" in original, which for purposes of codification had been translated as "this section". · (e)

1986

• Pub. L. 99–653, as amended by Pub. L. 100–525, §8(c), amended subsec. (b) generally, substituting "outlying possessions, shall" for "outlying possessions shall", in cl. (1) substituting "when accompanied by or following to join his alien" for "when accompanied by his alien", "charged t… · (b)
• Pub. L. 99–603, §311(a)(1), substituted "5,000" for "six hundred". · (c)
• Pub. L. 99–603, §311(a)(2), substituted "5,000" for "600" in provisions preceding par. (1). · (e)

1981

• Pub. L. 97–116, §20(b), inserted proviso authorizing Secretary of State, to the extent that in a particular fiscal year the number of natives who are issued visas or who otherwise acquire the status of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and who are subject to the numeric… · (a)
• Pub. L. 97–116, §18(c), inserted "and" before "(4)". · (b)

1980

• Pub. L. 96–212, §203(b)(1), (2), substituted "through (7)" for "through (8)", and struck out "and the number of conditional entries" after "visas". · (a)
• Pub. L. 96–212, §203(b)(3)–(7), in introductory text struck out provisions relating to applicability to conditional entries, in par. (2) substituted "(26)" for "(20)", struck out par. (7) relating to availability of conditional entries, and redesignated par. (8) as (7) and substituted … · (e)

1978

• Pub. L. 95–412 substituted "limitation set forth in subsection (a), to the foreign state," for "limitations set forth in section 1151(a) and subsection (a), to the hemisphere in which such colony or other component or dependent area is located, and to the foreign state, respectively," … · (c)

1976

• Pub. L. 94–571, §3(1), struck out last proviso which read: "Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not operate to reduce the number of immigrants who may be admitted under the quota of any quota area before June 30, 1968". · (a)
• Pub. L. 94–571, §3(2), in revising provisions, substituted "overseas from the foreign state, other than a special immigrant, as defined in section 1101(a)(27) of this title, or an immediate relative of a United States citizen, as defined in section 1151(b) of this title, shall be charg… · (c)
• Pub. L. 94–571, §3(3), added subsec. (e). · (e)

1965

• Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions prohibiting preferences or priorities or discrimination in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence, setting a limit of 20,000 per year on the total number of entries available to na… · (a)
• Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions calling for treatment of each independent country, self-governing dominion, mandated territory, and trusteeship territory as a separate foreign state for purposes of determining the numerical limitation imposed on each foreign state, and chargeabil… · (b)
• Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions making immigrants born in colonies or other component or dependent areas of a foreign state chargeable to the foreign state and placing a limitation on the number of such immigrants of 1 per centum of the maximum number of visas available to the fo… · (c)
• Pub. L. 89–236 substituted provisions requiring Secretary of State, upon a change in the territorial limits of foreign states, to issue appropriate instructions to all diplomatic and consular offices, for provisions that the terms of an immigration quota for a quota area do not constit… · (d)
• Pub. L. 89–236 repealed subsec. (e) which allowed revision of quotas. · (e)

1961

• Pub. L. 87–301 provided that if an area undergoes a change of administrative arrangements, boundaries, or other political change, the annual quota of the newly established area, or the visas authorized to be issued shall not be less than the total of quotas in effect or visas authorize… · (e)