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Volume 68

Private Law 83–553

For the relief of Hanna Werner and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner.

Approved July 19, 1954

Statutory text

AN ACT

For the relief of Hanna Werner and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American Congress assembled,

That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Hanna Werner, the fiancee of Wayne Picht, a citizen of the United States, and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner, may be eligible for visas as nonimmigrant temporary visitors for a period of three months: Provided, That the administrative authorities find that the said Hanna Werner is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said Wayne Picht, and that they are found otherwise admissible under the immigration laws, except that section 212 (a) (12) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be applicable to the said Hanna Werner: Provided further, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice have knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. In the event the marriage between the above-named persons does not occur within three months after the entry of the said Hanna Werner and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner, they shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so

8 USC 1252, 1253.

shall be deported in accordance with the provisions of sections 242 and 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the event that the marriage between the above-named persons shall occur within three months after the entry of the said Hanna Werner and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of the said Hanna Werner and her child, Hanna Elizabeth Werner, as of the date of the payment by them of the required visa fees.

Approved July 19, 1954.

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