{"identifier":"/us/usc/t8/s1159","title":8,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1159.","heading":"Adjustment of status of refugees","text":"\u00a7\u202f1159.\nAdjustment of status of refugees\n(a)\nInspection and examination by Department of Homeland Security\n(1) Any alien who has been admitted to the United States under\n(A) whose admission has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may prescribe,\n(B) who has been physically present in the United States for at least one year, and\n(C) who has not acquired permanent resident status,\nshall, at the end of such year period, return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the provisions of sections 1225, 1229a, and 1231 of this title.\n(2) Any alien who is found upon inspection and examination by an immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of the alien\u2019s inspection and examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien\u2019s arrival into the United States.\n(b)\nRequirements for adjustment\nThe Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary\u2019s or the Attorney General\u2019s discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who\u2014\n(1) applies for such adjustment,\n(2) has been physically present in the United States for at least one year after being granted asylum,\n(3) continues to be a refugee within the meaning of\nsection 1101(a)(42)(A) of this title\n(4) is not firmly resettled in any foreign country, and\n(5) is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.\nUpon approval of an application under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall establish a record of the alien\u2019s admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date one year before the date of the approval of the application.\n(c)\nCoordination with section 1182\nThe provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of\nsection 1182(a) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t8/s1159.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1159."},{"t":"heading","text":"Adjustment of status of refugees"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Inspection and examination by Department of Homeland Security"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" Any alien who has been admitted to the United States under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1157 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1157","tail":"\u2014"}]},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" whose admission has not been terminated by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may prescribe,","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" who has been physically present in the United States for at least one year, and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a/1/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" who has not acquired permanent resident status,","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"shall, at the end of such year period, return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination for admission to the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the provisions of sections 1225, 1229a, and 1231 of this title.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" Any alien who is found upon inspection and examination by an immigration officer pursuant to paragraph (1) or after a hearing before an immigration judge to be admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of the alien\u2019s inspection and examination shall, notwithstanding any numerical limitation specified in this chapter, be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien\u2019s arrival into the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirements for adjustment"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the Secretary\u2019s or the Attorney General\u2019s discretion and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence the status of any alien granted asylum who\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" applies for such adjustment,","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has been physically present in the United States for at least one year after being granted asylum,","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" continues to be a refugee within the meaning of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1101(a)(42)(A) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/42/A","tail":" or a spouse or child of such a refugee,"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" is not firmly resettled in any foreign country, and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsection (c)) as an immigrant under this chapter at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"Upon approval of an application under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall establish a record of the alien\u2019s admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date one year before the date of the approval of the application.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t8/s1159/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Coordination with section 1182"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1182(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1182/a","tail":" shall not be applicable to any alien seeking adjustment of status under this section, and the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any other provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to such an alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public 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