[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 273 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 273

For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, 
       Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1999

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, 
       Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR OLEG RASULYEVICH RAFIKOVA, 
              ALFIA FANILEVNA RAFIKOVA, EVGENIA OLEGOVNA RAFIKOVA, AND 
              RUSLAN KHAMITOVICH YAGUDIN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, 
Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan 
Khamitovich Yagudin shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa 
or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, Alfia 
Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, or Ruslan Khamitovich 
Yagudin enters the United States before the filing deadline specified 
in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, 
Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan 
Khamitovich Yagudin, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by 4, during the current or next following fiscal 
year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to 
natives of the country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the aliens' birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
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