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Unmarried adult son or daughter of HC6 (adjustment of status within the United States)

Unmarried adult son or daughter of HC6 (adjustment of status within the United States)

◌ Pending reviewExisting eligible cohort onlyCode source confirmedAdjustment of status within the United StatesQualifying family members (unmarried adult children)Permanent resident
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPERMANENT RESIDENTSurname—Given Name—USCIS#—Country of Birth—Date of Birth—Card Expires:—Resident Since—CategoryHC9Sex—TEACHING SAMPLE · NOT A VALID DOCUMENT
Cartoon category illustration, not an actual document
01Immigrant Category
Country-specific/public-law special adjustment—HRIFA, Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
02Method of Obtaining Status
Adjustment of status within the United States
03Applicant Role
Qualifying family members (unmarried adult children)
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 Sources

Availability status (code and pathway assessed separately)

Code status

Available in official code tables/announcements

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

Limited to those already eligible

Current provisions are relevant only to people who already satisfy historical timing or other preexisting conditions.

Pathway:HRIFA — Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act。USCIS HRIFA page: The application period for principal applicants ended in 2000; only qualifying family members of existing principal applicants may still be able to apply. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.

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

Unmarried adult son or daughter of HC6 (adjustment of status within the United States)

05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways

Pathway family (working classification):Country-specific/public-law special adjustment—HRIFA, Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act

Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.

Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1

—/ 99
Difficulty Not yet assessedExisting eligible cohort only

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:Qualifying family members (unmarried adult children)

07Method of Obtaining Status

Source catalog's working classification:Adjustment of status within the United States

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

This edition includes no documented code relationships; none are inferred from code prefixes or suffixes.

04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”

Time-period notation:OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)

Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Existing eligible cohort only

Current provisions are relevant only to people who already satisfy historical timing or other preexisting conditions.

USCIS HRIFA page: The application period for principal applicants ended in 2000; only qualifying family members of existing principal applicants may still be able to apply.

Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · hrifa

Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
  • The source does not provide an active status; whether the status can still be newly obtained requires item-by-item verification of the governing legal authority.

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

  • Unmarried sons/daughters of HC6

    Working Chinese name (translated): Unmarried adult son or daughter of HC6 (adjustment of status within the United States)

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.

  • HC9OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)OHSS-0313-HC9

    Unmarried sons/daughters of HC6

    Official Grouping
    Other
    Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)

    The OHSS page does not provide an active/status field; the existence of a source does not mean the pathway is currently open.

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:HC9

The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.

12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)

  • OHSS-0313-HC9

    DHS/OHSS COA master table · accessed 2026-08-12

    Original snapshot review status:Official English and working Chinese fields reviewed; whether the pathway is open remains subject to separate verification against legal sources(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：No official basis found during this review (field retained, unverified)
    • · 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 not verified
    • · Status category：Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately verified)

    Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Existing eligible cohort only

    Current provisions are relevant only to people who already satisfy historical timing or other preexisting conditions.

    USCIS HRIFA page: The application period for principal applicants ended in 2000; only qualifying family members of existing principal applicants may still be able to apply.

    Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · hrifa

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