Matching the US Code and the INA

It can be a pain in the neck matching citations to the US Code and to the INA. Here is a chart that will help that endeavor. The chart does not contain all sections of the INA, but it contains many of the commonly used sections:

INA

 

 

US Code

 

 

Section Name

 

 

INA § 101

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1101

 

 

Definitions

 

 

INA § 201

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1151

 

 

Worldwide Level of Immigration

 

 

INA § 202

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1152

 

 

Numerical Limitations on Individual Foreign States

 

 

INA § 203

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1153

 

 

Allocation of Immigrant Visas

 

 

INA § 204

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1154

 

 

Procedure for Granting Immigrant Status

 

 

INA § 205

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1155

 

 

Revocation of Approval of Petitions and Effective Date

 

 

INA § 206

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1156

 

 

Unused Immigrant Visas

 

 

INA § 207

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1157

 

 

Annual Admission of Refugees and Admission of Emergency Situation Refugees

 

 

INA § 208

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1158

 

 

Asylum

 

 

INA § 209

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1159

 

 

Adjustment of Status of Refugees

 

 

INA § 211

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1181

 

 

Admission of Immigrants into the US

 

 

INA § 212

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1182

 

 

Inadmissible Aliens

 

 

INA § 213

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1183

 

 

Admission of Aliens on Giving Bond or Undertaking, and Return upon Permanent Departure

 

 

INA § 213A

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1183a

 

 

Requirements for Sponsor’s Affidavit of Support

 

 

INA § 214

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1184

 

 

Admission of Nonimmigrants

 

 

INA § 216

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1186a

 

 

Conditional Permanent Resident Status for Certain Alien Spouses and Sons and Daughters

 

 

INA § 216A

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1186b

 

 

Conditional Permanent Resident Status for Certain Alien Entrepreneurs, Spouses, and Children

 

 

INA § 217

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1187

 

 

Visa Waiver Program for Certain Visitors

 

 

INA § 218

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1188

 

 

Admission of Temporary H-2A Workers

 

 

INA § 219

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1189

 

 

Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

 

 

INA § 221

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1201

 

 

Issuance of Visas

 

 

INA § 222

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1202

 

 

Application for Visas

 

 

INA § 223

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1203

 

 

Reentry Permit

 

 

INA § 224

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1204

 

 

Immediate Relative and Special Immigrant Visas

 

 

INA § 235

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1225

 

 

Inspection by Immigration Officers, Expedited Removal of Inadmissible Arriving Aliens, and Referral for Hearing

 

 

INA § 237

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1227

 

 

Deportable Aliens

 

 

INA § 238

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1228

 

 

Expedited Removal of Aliens Convicted of Committing Aggravated Felonies

 

 

INA § 239

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1229

 

 

Initiation of Removal Proceedings

 

 

INA § 240

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1229a

 

 

Removal Proceedings

 

 

INA § 240A

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1229b

 

 

Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status

 

 

INA § 240B

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1229c

 

 

Voluntary Departure

 

 

INA § 240C

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1230

 

 

Records of Admission

 

 

INA § 241

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1231

 

 

Detention and Removal of Aliens Ordered Removed

 

 

INA § 242

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1252

 

 

Judicial Review of Orders of Removal

 

 

INA § 243

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1253

 

 

Penalties Related to Removal

 

 

INA § 244

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1254a

 

 

Temporary Protected Status

 

 

INA § 245

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1255

 

 

Adjustment of Status of Nonimmigrant to that of Person Admitted for Permanent Residence

 

 

INA § 245A

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1255a

 

 

Adjustment of Status of Certain Entrants before January 1, 1982 to that of Person Admitted for Lawful Residence

 

 

INA § 248

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1258

 

 

Change of Nonimmigrant Classification

 

 

INA § 274

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1324

 

 

Bringing in and Harboring Certain Aliens

 

 

INA § 274A

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1324a

 

 

Unlawful Employment of Aliens

 

 

INA § 274B

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1324b

 

 

Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices

 

 

INA § 274C

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1324c

 

 

Penalties for Document Fraud

 

 

INA § 274D

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1324d

 

 

Civil Penalties for Failure to Depart

 

 

 

INA § 275

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1325

 

 

Improper Entry by Alien

 

 

INA § 276

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1326

 

 

Reentry of Removed Aliens

 

 

INA § 277

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1327

 

 

Aiding or Assisting Certain Aliens to Enter

 

 

INA § 279

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1329

 

 

Jurisdiction of District Courts

 

 

INA § 316

 

 

8 U.S.C. § 1427

 

 

Requirements of Naturalization