Adjustment of Status for Certain Aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the United States

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This rule finalizes the Department of Justice regulations implementing section 586 of Public Law 106-429, which provides for the adjustment of status for certain aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Eligible applicants must have been physically present in the United States both prior to and on October 1, 1997, and inspected and paroled into the United States before October 1, 1997, either from Vietnam under the Orderly Departure Program, from a refugee camp in East Asia, or from a displaced persons camp administered by the United Nations in Thailand. This rule establishes eligibility, evidence, and application and adjudication procedures. Starting January 27, 2003, aliens who believe they are eligible may apply for permanent residence under section 586. This rule also adds a new section in the regulations that lists the types of evidence an alien may use to demonstrate his or her physical presence in the United States on a specific date.