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Adjustment of status in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of the United States refers to the legal process of conferring permanent residency upon any alien who is a refugee, asylee, nonpermanent resident, conditional entrant,[1] parolee, and others physically present in the United States.[2][3]
- ^ "Conditional Entrants". hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
This was the immigration status used for refugees prior to the Refugee Act of 1980.
See also 8 U.S.C. § 1254a ("Temporary protected status"). - ^ (titled "Cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent residents").
- ^ ("Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence").