adjustment of status for certain soviet and indochinese parolees

adjustment of status for certain soviet and indochinese parolees Sec. 599E. [8 U.S.C. 1255 note] (a) In General.—The Attorney General shall adjust the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien— (1) applies for such adjustment, (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is filed, (3) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as provided in subsection (c), and (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) for the processing of such application. (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.—The benefits provided in subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who— (1) was a national of an independent state of the former Soviet Union or of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, and (2) was inspected and granted parole into the United States during the period beginning on August 15, 1988, and ending on September 30, 2026, after being denied refugee status. (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.—The provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to adjustment of status under this section and the Attorney General may waive any other provision of such section (other than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of paragraph (3)) with respect to such an adjustment for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. (d) Date of Approval.—Upon the approval of such an application for adjustment of status, the Attorney General shall create a record of the alien's admission as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of the alien's inspection and parole described in subsection (b)(2). (e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.—When an alien is granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section, the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality Act.