This rule amends the Department's regulations to add and delete immigrant visa symbols on the immigrant visa classification table. The Department is amending the table to add a new class of special immigrants for certain aliens who had petitions or labor certification applications revoked, terminated or rendered null due to the terrorist activities of September 11, 2001, and for the guardian grandparents of certain children rendered orphans by the attacks. The Department is also taking this opportunity to remove the HK immigrant classification symbols used for transition employees of certain U.S. businesses in Hong Kong and their dependents whose visa validity was extended under section 124 of Public Law 101-649. This immigrant status was valid only through January 1, of 2002. The Department is also changing "orphan" to "child" under the classification definition IR3 and correcting the section of law citation under the entry AM3 to read "Public Law 100-102" instead of "P.L. 100-202".
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