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 PRIVATE LAW 105-9—NOV. 10, 1998 112 STAT. 3669 Private Law 105-9 105th Congress An Act For the relief of Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri. 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 NURATU OLAREWAJU ABEKE KADIRI. (a) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri 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 Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawftdly 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 OP FEES. — Subsections (a) and (b) shaili. apply only if the appHcation for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 yesirs after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— Upon the granting of an inmiigrant visa or permanent residence to Nuratu Olarewaju Abeke ICadiri, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made avsdlable to natives of the country of the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and NationeJity Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made avsdlable to natives of the country of the aHen's birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Niu-atu Olarewaju Abeke Kadiri shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status \mder tibe Immigration and Nationality Act. Approved November 10, 1998. Nov. 10, 1998 [H.R. 1949]

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