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Rosenberg v. Yee Chien Woo. 402 U.S. 49

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2017

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Keywords

Aliensrefugee statusapplication for visa under Section 203(a)(7), Immigration and Nationality Act, 1952, as amended“not firmly resettled” test
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Judicial Decisions
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 65 , Issue 5 , October 1971 , pp. 828 - 831
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1971

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1 Sec. 203(a)(7) provides in relevant parts: “Conditional entries shall next be made available by the Attorney General, pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe and in a number not to exceed 6 per centum of the number specified in section 201 (a)(ii)[170,000], to aliens who satisfy an Immigration and Naturalization Service officer at an examination in any non-Communist or non-Communist-dominated country, (A) that (i) because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion they have fled (i) from any Communist or Communist-dominated country or area … and (ii) are unable or unwilling to return to such country or area on account of race, religion, or political opinion, and (iii) are not nationals of the countries or areas in which their application for conditional entry is made; … . Provided,That immigrant visas in a number not exceeding one-half the number specified in this paragraph may be made available, in lieu of conditional entries of a like number, to such aliens who have been continuously physically present in the United States for a period of at least two years prior to application for adjustment of status.“

2 Shen v.Esperdy, 428 F.2d 293 (1970) (cited by Court).