The Reuniting Families Act aims to streamline the immigration process for families by addressing visa backlogs, ensuring family reunification, and promoting equal treatment. It outlines procedures for various family members, including spouses, children, and permanent partners, introduces special provisions for refugees and certain groups, and seeks to enhance diversity while combating discrimination in the immigration system.

The section outlines how unused immigrant visas for family-sponsored and employment-based categories, dating back to 1992, can be recaptured and utilized. It also specifies that beneficiaries of immigrant petitions with priority dates over ten years old are not subject to direct numerical limitations, with these changes becoming effective 60 days after the enactment of the Act.

The section of the bill aims to reclassify spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of lawful permanent residents as "immediate relatives," making it easier for them to get visas. It also proposes adjustments to the number of visas available for different categories of family members and includes various technical amendments to improve how these changes are implemented.

The bill modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act by increasing the percentage of visas that can be issued to people from a single country. The limit for a single foreign state is raised from 7 percent to 20 percent, and for a region from 2 percent to 5 percent.

The bill section focuses on changes to U.S. immigration laws, including repealing certain bars to reentry and allowing exceptions and waivers for misrepresentation of citizenship and inadmissibility for humanitarian reasons or family unity. It also empowers the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to waive deportation or removal under specific conditions.

This section of the bill provides relief for orphans, widows, and widowers by allowing aliens whose qualifying relative died before the bill's enactment to file immigration petitions within two years, be eligible for parole and adjustment of status in the U.S., and apply for immigrant visas as if the death had not occurred. It also amends several sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act to recognize permanent partners, ensure continued waiver eligibility, and facilitate processing of visas and naturalization applications for surviving relatives.

This section, called the "Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act," allows certain family members of Filipino veterans who served in the U.S. military and have become U.S. citizens to immigrate to the United States without being subject to the usual limits on the number of immigrant visas.

The section updates the Immigration and Nationality Act to explain how the age of a fiancé(e)'s minor child is determined when applying for U.S. residency. It clarifies that if the child or parent marries within 3 months of arriving in the U.S., they may adjust their status to become permanent residents, and changes apply even to past denied applications if new criteria are met.

The section changes the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow stepchildren to be treated equally, regardless of their age when their parent's marriage happened.

Section 109 of the United States bill updates the rules around the retention of priority dates for immigration petitions. It clarifies that if a family-based immigration petition is filed for someone who was determined to be 21 years old or older, their petition retains the original priority date from an earlier related petition. Additionally, it states that the priority date for any petition is typically the date it was filed, but if there was a labor certification filed first, that earlier date becomes the priority date instead.

The section expands work authorization to spouses and children over 16 years of age who accompany certain nonimmigrant visa holders, and provides provisions to protect children on H-4 visas from losing their status when they turn 21, allowing them to extend their nonimmigrant status until their parent’s status is resolved.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the application period for certain immigrants in the U.S. to adjust their status by changing the cutoff date to within five years after the enactment of the Reuniting Families Act, and specifies that remaining fees from applications should go to the Immigration Examinations Fee Account.

The section amends immigration laws by allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of certain immigrants if they can prove hardship would result from their deportation. It also allows these immigrants to apply for permanent residency without being limited by numerical caps, and the Secretary is tasked with creating regulations for processing these applications.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent the removal of certain non-citizens who have pending visa petitions or applications, ensuring they cannot be deported while their cases are being processed or appealed. It specifically includes those with petitions for immigrant visas, certain nonimmigrant and special immigrant classifications, and applications for cancellation of removal.

The text defines the terms "permanent partner" and "permanent partnership" in the Immigration and Nationality Act, specifying that a permanent partner is an adult in a committed, lifelong relationship with another adult who they cannot legally marry, meeting specific conditions such as financial interdependence. A permanent partnership is the relationship between two permanent partners, and an "alien permanent partner" is a person in such a relationship who is seeking a visa.

The section modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the definition of a "child" to include a biological or adopted child of an alien permanent partner, with specific conditions on age at the time of partnership formation and custodial requirements. Additionally, it includes provisions for children of deceased permanent partners under certain conditions.

This section of the bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" in the context of immigration rules, clarifying language regarding how individuals are classified for immigration purposes based on their partnerships.

The bill proposes changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act by including "permanent partners" in sections related to family preferences and employment-based visas. It ensures that sons and daughters with permanent partners, as well as permanent partners of employment-based immigrants, are treated the same as spouses in the visa allocation process.

The proposed changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act aim to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" in various sections, addressing classifications, fraud prevention, and petition rights, ensuring that permanent partnerships receive similar treatment to marriages in immigration proceedings.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partner" wherever "spouse" is mentioned, allowing for the same recognition and benefits to be given to permanent partners of refugees as are provided to spouses.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partner" alongside "spouse" in certain provisions related to asylum. It also updates references within these provisions to ensure that they correctly reflect these changes.

Section 208 of the adjustment of status for refugees modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partner" alongside "spouse," allowing more inclusive recognition of relationships in immigration processes.

The section modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act by adding the term "permanent partner" alongside "spouse" in various parts, allowing permanent partners to be considered similarly to spouses when determining eligibility for visas, waivers, and certain inadmissibility grounds.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" in certain parts, allowing noncitizens who are permanent partners to obtain nonimmigrant status while they wait for their immigrant visas.

The bill section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouse" or "immediate family" in various subparagraphs. This amendment aims to recognize the rights of permanent partners of individuals holding nonimmigrant visas, ensuring they qualify for derivative status similar to that of a spouse or immediate family member.

The section modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" when granting conditional permanent resident status to certain alien spouses, partners, and their children. It updates various related provisions to provide equal treatment for permanent partnerships, similar to how marriages are addressed in the law.

The section modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" along with "spouses" in provisions related to the conditional permanent residency status for certain alien entrepreneurs, their partners, and children, ensuring that rights and procedures concerning petitions, interviews, and definitions apply equally to partners as they do to spouses.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act by including "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" in several paragraphs, making it clear that both are subject to the same rules regarding deportable aliens.

Section 215 of this bill proposes amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act by specifying that "permanent partners" should be included alongside "spouses" in certain procedural aspects related to removal proceedings.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the term "permanent partner" alongside "spouse" in legal language related to the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status. This change ensures that permanent partners receive the same consideration as spouses in these immigration matters.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partnerships" alongside marriages. It allows individuals in permanent partnerships to adjust their immigration status under certain conditions, aiming to prevent immigration fraud and provide equality for people in such partnerships.

Any person who enters into a marriage or permanent partnership just to avoid immigration laws can face up to 5 years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, or both, according to a change in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The section amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include “permanent partner” alongside “spouse” for requirements concerning residence, good moral character, and attachment to the principles of the Constitution.

The section modifies the Immigration and Nationality Act to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses," allowing them to be eligible for naturalization. The amendments ensure that references to "spouse" also cover "permanent partners" and update terms like "marital union" to include "permanent partnership."

The section amends the LIFE Act to extend family unity provisions to include "permanent partners" alongside "spouses" for certain beneficiaries, by updating the headings and text in relevant legal subsections.

The section updates the Cuban Adjustment Act and related laws by adding the term "permanent partner" alongside "spouse" to acknowledge relationships similar to marriage, ensuring these partners are included in immigration processes.

The amendment to Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act clarifies that certain parent-child relationships and marital circumstances qualify for nationality at birth, even if there’s no genetic or gestational link, including cases involving assisted reproductive technology or when the parents are married before the birth.

The section of the bill proposes to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of diversity visas available each year from 55,000 to 80,000.

The section amends U.S. immigration law to allow diversity visas from certain fiscal years to remain valid for those who were denied entry into the United States due to specific executive orders or restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes applicants who couldn't get a visa interview or were denied entry despite having an approved visa.

The section requires the Secretary of State to prioritize refugees who want to reunite with family in the U.S. and to create rules so applicants aren't excluded due to close family ties or other reasons like visa eligibility. It also ensures refugees can apply under multiple categories, allows family members to travel separately if needed, and mandates training for embassy employees to refer individuals to the refugee admissions program.

This section outlines the process for Priority 3 family reunification, allowing refugees and special immigrants, along with their immediate families, to be reunited regardless of their nationality. It specifies the eligibility criteria, age requirements, and filing timelines, and explains that some family members, such as spouses, partners, and children, can derive refugee status, while additional family members may qualify for Priority 3 access under certain humanitarian circumstances.

The proposed amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act allows family members of refugees, like spouses, children, parents, and guardians, to join them in the U.S. without affecting numerical admission limits. It also mandates that refugee applications be processed within one year unless extra time is needed for national security reasons.