Pub. L. 101-649, tit. VII, sec. 702 (as amended)
BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGES ENTERED INTO DURING CERTAIN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.
SEC. 702. BONA FIDE MARRIAGE EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR MARRIAGES ENTERED INTO DURING CERTAIN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.
(a) In General.—Section 245(e) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “An alien” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (3), an alien”, and
(2) [Omitted; added paragraph (3) at the end of section 245(e).]
(b) Conforming Amendment—Section 204(g) (8 U.S.C. 1154(g)), as redesignated by section 162(b)(6) of this Act, is amended by inserting “except as provided in section 245(e)(3),” after “Notwithstanding subsection (a),”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to marriages entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.