S 1663 · 97th Congress · Immigration
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1981
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.(1981-09-29)
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Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit "F" student visas to academic and language training and create an "M" visa for nonacademic and vocational study. Excludes adultery and possession of 30 grams or less of marihuana from the determination of good moral character under such Act. Redefines "child" to include an orphan under the age of 16 and a child adopted before the age of 16. Provides that aliens seeking admission within five years of the date of their deportation shall be ineligible for admission into the United States (currently no time limit on excludability). Eliminates certain reporting requirements imposed on the Attorney General regarding his discretionary waiver of excludability. Includes minor drug offenses among the categories of excludability that may be waived in the case of alien children, spouses, or parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents making admission as immigrants. Eliminates a medical specialty certificate from the American Board of Medical Specialties as an admission requirement for an alien graduate of a foreign medical school practicing in the United States as of January 9, 1978. Pr…
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