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P51Historical archiveHistorical code · retiredStatus not verified

Historical Records · Incomplete explanation

This code does appear in the USCIS historical table. Below, the uses, legal authorities, page numbers, and missing portions visible in the original table are listed individually; unverified working fields, such as the Chinese name and applicant role, remain withheld from public display.

Historical File Notes (1original-table records)

The following explains only the text visible in the historical USCIS table; truncations, blanks, and misalignments are identified as they appear, without supplementation or borrowing from adjacent rows. These notes do not change the definition's verification-on-hold status and are not used in related-code determinations or difficulty scoring.

  • P51◐ Incomplete explanationConsular immigrant visa/new admission

    Brothers and sisters of U.S. … — the original table is truncated after “U.S.”.

    The description in the original table is truncated, and its full meaning has not been verified; this website has translated only the visible portion and has not supplied the missing text.

    Purpose Field in Original Table
    Brother or sister of country- regionU.S.
    Legal Authority Field in Original Table
    Sec. 203(a)(8) of the INA Act
    Status Today
    A retired former code listed in the USCIS AFM historical table; no longer issued under this former definition. Retirement of a code does not mean that the underlying legal pathway has closed; this website has not verified the pathway’s current status.
    Source
    USCIS AFM Appendix 23-7 Historical LPR Code Table (Classes Formerly Used), PDF page217pagePage Number Within the TablePDF p.84 · recordId AFM-HIST-0574-P51· Accessed2026-10-11
    Reference in the Same Table
    • “P52 P5-2 N Sec. 203(a)(8) of the Spouse of alien classified as P51 or P56. I&N Act” (PDF page218page)
    • “P53 P5-3 N Sec. 203(a)(8) of the Child of alien classified as P51 or P56. I&N Act” (PDF page218page)
    Position in the Table
    Immediately followingP48 the row;Indicates only adjacency in the table, not the meaning of this code.

Code source:Official historical code (does not indicate current availability for application)

This code appears in an official USCIS historical code table, establishing that the code did exist; this does not mean applications can still be made under it today.

Definitions Not Publicly Displayed and Reasons:Description in the original official table is truncated ×1

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