[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 743 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 743

 For the relief of Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja 
                    Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 11, 2005

  Mr. Durbin 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 Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja 
                    Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan.

    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 NABIL RAJA DANDAN, KETTY 
              DANDAN, SOUZI DANDAN, RAJA NABIL DANDAN, AND SANDRA 
              DANDAN.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty 
Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan shall each 
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 Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, 
Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan enter the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Nabil 
Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra 
Dandan shall each 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 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 Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty 
Dandan, Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 5, 
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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