Code of Federal Regulations > Title 8 > Chapter I > Part 204 > Subpart A - Subpart A—Immigrant Visa Petitions

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Jan 21, 2026

§ 204.1 - General information about immediate relative and family-sponsored petitions.

§ 204.2 - Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children.

§ 204.3 - Orphan cases under section 101(b)(1)(F) of the Act (non-Hague Adoption Convention cases).

§ 204.4 - Amerasian child of a United States citizen.

§ 204.5 - Petitions for employment-based immigrants.

§ 204.6 - Petitions for employment creation immigrants.

§ 204.7 - Preservation of benefits contained in savings clause of Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976.

§ 204.8 - [Reserved]

§ 204.9 - Special immigrant status for certain aliens who have served honorably (or are enlisted to serve) in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least 12 years.

§ 204.10 - [Reserved]

§ 204.11 - Special immigrant juvenile classification.

§ 204.12 - How can second-preference immigrant physicians be granted a national interest waiver based on service in a medically underserved area or VA facility?

§ 204.13 - How can the International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors petition for a fourth preference special immigrant broadcaster?