Spouse of GV1 (Special Immigrant U.S. Government Employee Abroad, 2024 NDAA)｜New Arrival
Spouse of GV1 (Special Immigrant U.S. Government Employee Abroad, 2024 NDAA)｜New Arrival
- 01Immigrant Category
- Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants
- 02Method of Obtaining Status
- Consular immigrant visa/new admission
- 03Applicant Role
- Spouse
- 04Nature of Residency
- Permanent resident
Code source:Code source confirmed
This code appears in an official code table or official announcement; this establishes only that the code exists, not that all fields have been verified or that applications are currently open.
Notes on Code and Data SourcesAvailability status (code and pathway assessed separately)
Code status
The code's presence in official materials proves only that the code exists; it does not indicate whether the pathway is open.
Underlying pathway status
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
Pathway:U.S. government employees abroad (2024 NDAA)。The current USCIS GV announcement expressly states that persons employed abroad by the U.S. government for at least 15 years whom the Department of State determines to qualify as being in the national interest, as well as their spouses and children, may receive special immigrant visas; numbers are limited each fiscal year. The announcement individually lists GV1/2/3 for admission and GV6/7/8 for adjustment; this does not establish that an individual's eligibility or visa-number requirements have been met. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.
- USCIS GV Eligibility for U.S. Government Employees Abroad and Accurate COA Cross-Reference(Read2026-10-11）
Verification date2026-10-11; independent of the difficulty-of-obtaining-status score; the absence of a score does not affect this status.
Not all of the following working fields have completed legal review. See the newly added verification for the current status of the pathway; unverified fields, such as translated names and legal authorities, are not thereby elevated to verified status, nor does this constitute individualized legal advice.
02One-Sentence Status Summary
Spouse of GV1 (Special Immigrant U.S. Government Employee Abroad, 2024 NDAA)｜New Arrival
05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways
Pathway family (working classification):Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants
Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.
Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1
This site has not yet established a vetted factual assessment for this pathway; no inference is made from the code number.
An assessment under this site's editorial rules, not a government score, probability of approval, or individualized legal conclusion.Scoring Methodology
06Applicant Role
Source catalog's working classification:Spouse
07Method of Obtaining Status
Source catalog's working classification:Consular immigrant visa/new admission
08Conditional Resident Status and Permanent Nature of Residence
Unsubstantiated / Pending Review：The source catalog does not specify conditional resident status for each entry.
Residence category (working classification):Permanent resident
09Principal Applicant / Derivative Relationship
Special immigrant group for U.S. government employees abroad (GV), newly added in 2024
The USCIS announcement dated 2024-03-26 published both sets of codes—for admission and for adjustment of status within the United States—at the same time. In the original announcement, the spouse and child codes each expressly identify the principal applicant codes on which they depend.
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
The current USCIS GV announcement expressly states that persons employed abroad by the U.S. government for at least 15 years whom the Department of State determines to qualify as being in the national interest, as well as their spouses and children, may receive special immigrant visas; numbers are limited each fiscal year. The announcement individually lists GV1/2/3 for admission and GV6/7/8 for adjustment; this does not establish that an individual's eligibility or visa-number requirements have been met.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · gv-government-employee
Limitations of the Original Relationship Snapshot
The source is the USCIS announcement of new COAs dated 2024-03-26; this is an official code added in recent years. The specific scope of eligibility remains governed by the program's own rules, and this entry does not establish availability in any individual case.(As of the original snapshot, not a current conclusion)
This code is for derivative status; principal applicant codes expressly linked by the source
GV2isSpousederivative code, whose principal applicant isGV1Source-linked · pending review
- The relationships in this version come only from the verbatim definitions in the source text; no principal/derivative relationship is inferred from code prefixes or suffixes, numerical magnitude, or adjacent numbering.
- “Principal applicant / derivative” describes only the classification in the source directory at the time permanent resident status is obtained; it does not mean that, after becoming an LPR, the principal applicant retains any ongoing control over family members' status.
- The OHSS master table establishes only the existence of a definitions catalog; it does not automatically establish that status under the code can still be newly obtained today.
- Relationships marked “Source-linked · pending review” have not yet undergone completed independent legal review and are listed solely according to the original source text.
04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”
Time-period notation:Newly added in 2024 / recent codes current as of 2026
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
The current USCIS GV announcement expressly states that persons employed abroad by the U.S. government for at least 15 years whom the Department of State determines to qualify as being in the national interest, as well as their spouses and children, may receive special immigrant visas; numbers are limited each fiscal year. The announcement individually lists GV1/2/3 for admission and GV6/7/8 for adjustment; this does not establish that an individual's eligibility or visa-number requirements have been met.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · gv-government-employee
Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
- COA added by the authorities in recent years; actual scope of applicability depends on the specific eligibility rules
Fields that were unverified at the time of the original snapshot remain unchanged. See the newly added pathway verification for current status; other fields are not thereby elevated to verified status.
03Official English and Chinese Working Translation
Spouse of GV1 (Arrival)
Working Chinese name (translated): Spouse of GV1 (Special Immigrant U.S. Government Employee Abroad, 2024 NDAA)｜New Arrival
10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice
The source does not flag any risk of cross-era confusion.
The same code may have different meanings in different eras. The source and era are preserved for each entry below; entries are not merged across eras, nor does their inclusion indicate current validity.
- GV2Newly added in 2024 / recent codes current as of 2026USCIS-2024-GV-GV2
Spouse of GV1 (Arrival)
- Official Grouping
- Special Immigrants
- Legal Authority
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. 118-31, § 5104
11General Limitations for Existing Holders
- Discontinuation of a code does not automatically revoke LPR status previously lawfully obtained; an individual's status still depends on subsequent facts.
This page compiles code reference materials. It does not constitute legal advice or determine any individual's current immigration status.
01Code and Original Source Notation
Normalized code:GV2
The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.
12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)
USCIS-2024-GV-GV2
USCIS 2024 New COA Announcement · 2024-03-26
Original snapshot review status:Official original text entered; Chinese is a working translation(As recorded at the time; for current status, see the newly added pathway verification below)
- ✓ Original English text：Verified as matching the official English original
- · Chinese name：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
- ✓ Legal Authority：Legal authority checked against the official original text
- · Status in the original snapshot：Current availability was not officially confirmed in the original snapshot only; see the added pathway verification for current status.
- ✓ Applicant Role：Role supported by an official label
- ✓ Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status supported by an official label
- ✓ Status category：Status category verified
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
The current USCIS GV announcement expressly states that persons employed abroad by the U.S. government for at least 15 years whom the Department of State determines to qualify as being in the national interest, as well as their spouses and children, may receive special immigrant visas; numbers are limited each fiscal year. The announcement individually lists GV1/2/3 for admission and GV6/7/8 for adjustment; this does not establish that an individual's eligibility or visa-number requirements have been met.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · gv-government-employee
READING NOTES / Scope of Reading