1.
Permanent resident status for Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani,
and Tarek Derani
(a)
Notwithstanding subsections
(a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani
shall be eligible for issuance of immigrant visas or for adjustment of status
to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an
application for issuance of immigrant visas under section 204 of that Act or
for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b)
If Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo
Derani, and Tarek Derani enter the United States before the filing deadline
specified in subsection (c), Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and Tarek Derani
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible
for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date
of 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 immigrant visas or the
application for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(d)
Reduction of immigrant visa numbers
Upon the granting of
immigrant visas or permanent residence to Mohamad Derani, Maha Felo Derani, and
Tarek Derani, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to
reduce by 3, 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 that
Act.