8 CFR § 247.1 - Scope of part.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t8/s247.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "8 CFR § 247.1 - Scope of part."
title_number: 8
title_name: "Aliens and Nationality"
section_number: "247.1"
section_name: "Scope of part."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "247"
part_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN RESIDENT ALIENS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "8 U.S.C. 1101, 1103, and 1257."
cfr_part: "247"
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# 247.1 Scope of part.
The provisions of this part apply to an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and has an occupational status which, if he were seeking admission to the United States, would entitle him to a nonimmigrant status under paragraph (15)(A) or (15)(G) of section 101(a) of the Act, and to his immediate family; also, an alien who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence and has an occupational status which, if he were seeking admission to the United States, would entitle him to a nonimmigrant status under paragraph (15)(E) of section 101(a) of the Act, and to his spouse and children.
[22 FR 9801, Dec. 6, 1957]