PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS.

SEC. 233. PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS. (a) In General.—It shall be the policy of the Department to process each visa application from an alien classified as an immediate relative or as a K-l nonimmigrant within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary documents from the applicant and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. In the case of an immigrant visa application where the petitioner is a relative other than an immediate relative, it should be the policy of the Department to process such an application within 60 days of the receipt of all necessary documents from the applicant and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. (b) Definitions.—In this section: (1) Immediate relative.—The term “immediate relative” has the meaning given the term in section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)). (2) K-1 nonimmigrant.—The term “K-1 nonimmigrant” means a nonimmigrant alien described in section 101(a)(15)(K)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. U01(a)(15)(K)(i)).