8 CFR § 207.8 - Physical presence in the United States.

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title: "8 CFR § 207.8 - Physical presence in the United States."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "207.8"
section_name: "Physical presence in the United States."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "207"
part_name: "ADMISSION OF REFUGEES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1151, 1157, 1159, 1182; 8 CFR part 2."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 45118, Sept. 10, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 207.8 Physical presence in the United States.

For the purpose of adjustment of status under section 209(a)(1) of the Act, the required one year physical presence of the applicant in the United States is computed from the date the applicant entered the United States as a refugee.

[46 FR 45118, Sept. 10, 1981. Redesignated at 63 FR 3795, Jan. 27, 1998]