Volume 68
Private Law 83–813
For the relief of Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme and her child.
Approved August 26, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme and her child.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme, the fiancée of James F. Birmingham, a citizen of the United States, and her child, shall be eligible for visas as nonimmigrant temporary visitors for a period of three months: Provided, That the administrative authorities find that the said Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to the said James F. Birmingham and that she is found otherwise admissible under the immigration laws, except that
the provision of section 212 (a) (9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be applicable to the said Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme: Provided further, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice had 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 Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme and her child, they shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported in accordance
with the provisions of sections 242 and 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the event the marriage between the abovenamed persons shall occur within three months after the entry of the said Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme and her child, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to record the lawful admission for permanent residence of the said Andrea Paulette Quatrehomme and her child as of the date of the payment by them of the required visa fees.
Approved August 26, 1954.