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8 U.S.C. § 1156

Unused immigrant visas

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If an immigrant having an immigrant visa is denied admission to the United States and removed, or does not apply for admission before the expiration of the validity of his visa, or if an alien having an immigrant visa issued to him as a preference immigrant is found not to be a preference immigrant, an immigrant visa or a preference immigrant visa, as the case may be, may be issued in lieu thereof to another qualified alien.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1958–2008 · leading case: Scalzo v. Hurney
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Scalzo v. Hurney (1963) paed · cites it 2× “Also, under § 206 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S. C.A. § 1156: “The Attorney General may, at any time, for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause, revoke the approval of any petition approved by him under sections 1154, 1155, or 1184(c) of this title.”
Keli v. Rice (2008) dcd “§ 1153 (g) (“who fails to apply for an immigrant visa” (emphasis added)); 8 U.S.C. § 1156 (“or does not apply for admission” (emphasis added)); 8 U.”
United States ex rel. Stellas v. Esperdy (1966) ca2 · cites it 5× “As a corollary of the power of approval, the Attorney General is also authorized to revoke the approval of any petition “at any time, for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause * * * ” 8 U.S.C. § 1156 (1964 ed.). Supposedly, the automatic revocation regulation contained…”
Aquelino Jose Pacheco Pereira v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1965) ca1 “8 U.S.C. § 1156 . Under the applicable regulation this revocation is automatic if the citizen spouse requests the withdrawal.”
Mantyk v. Sahli (1958) mied “Reference to 8 U.S.C.A. § 1156 makes it clear that the Attorney General has the power to revoke the approval of a petition such as is involved here, “for what he deems to be good and sufficient cause.”
United States ex rel. Stellas v. Esperdy (1966) nysd “Under 8 U.S.C. § 1156 the Attorney General may revoke approval of a prior petition for “good and sufficient cause.”
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