Conditional entry by refugee (7th preference).
Conditional entry by refugee (7th preference).
- 01Immigrant Category
- Historical entry mechanism—pre-1980 conditional entry (seventh preference)
- 02Method of Obtaining Status
- Consular immigrant visa/new admission
- 03Applicant Role
- Principal applicant / individual themself
- 04Nature of Residency
- Non-LPR: conditional entry under prior law before 1980-04-01 (seventh preference)
Not included in the green card code catalog:Non-green-card (non-LPR) status record
The original wording in the AFM historical table is seventh-preference “Conditional entry” (conditional entry under the former law before 1980-04-01). Conditional entry itself is not permanent resident status; when such persons apply for LPR status today, the adjustment code designated in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 7, Part L, Chapter 2, is P7-5. It is therefore not included in the green card code directory.
- https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-afm/afm23-external.pdf
- https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-l-chapter-2
Availability 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.
- AFM-HIST-0587-P71 Historical AFM table（PDF p.219 (afm23-external.pdf, 229 pages total, ModDate 2024-11-19; Appendix 23-7, Section 4)）
Underlying pathway status
Records involving non-permanent-resident status, mismatched sources, or matters not verified in official materials; this does not mean “nonexistent.”
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
Conditional entry by refugee (7th preference).(Chinese paraphrase of the original meaning not yet available)
05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways
Pathway family (working classification):Historical entry mechanism—pre-1980 conditional entry (seventh preference)
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 code is excluded from the green card directory (non-LPR, misaligned source or unconfirmed); no difficulty score is assigned.
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:Principal applicant / individual themself
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):Non-LPR: conditional entry under prior law before 1980-04-01 (seventh preference)
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:Historical / already discontinued at the time of AFM archiving
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Not LPR / unverified
Records involving non-permanent-resident status, mismatched sources, or matters not verified in official materials; this does not mean “nonexistent.”
Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
- Already retired when the AFM was archived / historical definition; no longer newly issued under that former definition
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
Conditional entry by refugee (7th preference).
Chinese: A Chinese rendering of the original meaning is not yet available (the source directory contains only a classification template, which is not displayed as a translated name)
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.
- P71Historical / already discontinued at the time of AFM archivingAFM-HIST-0587-P71
Conditional entry by refugee (7th preference).
- Official Grouping
- Historical LPR COA (then not in use)
- Legal Authority (Unverified)
- Sec. 203(a)(7)(A) of the INA Act as amended by PL 94- 571 (Oct. 20, 1976)
Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)
The same code may recur in different eras or under different acts; this record is retained according to its legal context
11General Limitations for Existing Holders
- Conditional entry itself is not permanent resident status; a separate adjustment under refugee procedures (adjustment code P7-5) is required to obtain LPR status. This is not a marriage-based conditional green card under INA 216, and removal of conditions through I-751 does not apply.
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:P71
The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.
12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)
AFM-HIST-0587-P71
USCIS AFM Historical Table of Retired LPR Codes · PDF p.219 (afm23-external.pdf, 229 pages total, ModDate 2024-11-19; Appendix 23-7, Section 4)
Original snapshot review status:Official historical table entered; the Chinese still requires manual review item by item(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：Chinese paraphrase of the original meaning not yet available (classification template only)
- · Legal Authority：Only the opening portion of the legal authority was checked
- · Status in the original snapshot：Officially listed as historical/retired code; original snapshot only—see the added pathway verification for current status.
- · Applicant Role：Roles not verified individually
- ✓ Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status supported by an official label
- ✓ Status category：Status category verified
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Historical code · retiredStatus not verified
This site has not yet verified through official materials whether this pathway is currently available; the existence of a code is not used to presume that it is open or closed.
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