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CATEGORYCategory Code on the Card

Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants | spouse or child/mixed derivative categories | source unspecified/pending review | permanent resident

Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants | spouse or child/mixed derivative categories | source unspecified/pending review | permanent resident

◌ Pending reviewStatus not verifiedCode source confirmedConsular immigrant visa/new admissionMixed: the beneficiary, the beneficiary's spouse/children, or the grandparents of a 9/11 orphanPermanent resident
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPERMANENT RESIDENTSurname—Given Name—USCIS#—Country of Birth—Date of Birth—Card Expires:—Resident Since—CategorySPSex—TEACHING SAMPLE · NOT A VALID DOCUMENT
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01Immigrant Category
Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants
02Method of Obtaining Status
Consular immigrant visa/new admission
03Applicant Role
Mixed: the beneficiary, the beneficiary's spouse/children, or the grandparents of a 9/11 orphan
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

Status unverified

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.

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

Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants | spouse or child/mixed derivative categories | source unspecified/pending review | permanent resident

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

—/ 99
Difficulty Not yet assessedStatus not verified

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:Mixed: the beneficiary, the beneficiary's spouse/children, or the grandparents of a 9/11 orphan

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

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:Current consular immigrant visa symbols as of 2026-08

Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Status 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.

Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
  • Still listed in regulations as of 2026-08; actual scope of applicability depends on the specific law and case

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

  • Beneficiary of a Petition or Labor Certification Application Filed Prior to September 11, 2001, if the Petition or Application was Rendered Void Due to the Terrorist Acts of September 11, 2001, or the Spouse, Child of such Beneficiary, or the Grandparent of a Child Orphaned by a Terrorist Act of September 11, 2001

    Working Chinese name (translated): Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants | spouse or child/mixed derivative categories | source unspecified/pending review | permanent resident

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.

  • SPCurrent consular immigrant visa symbols as of 2026-08ECFR-0116-SP

    Beneficiary of a Petition or Labor Certification Application Filed Prior to September 11, 2001, if the Petition or Application was Rendered Void Due to the Terrorist Acts of September 11, 2001, or the Spouse, Child of such Beneficiary, or the Grandparent of a Child Orphaned by a Terrorist Act of September 11, 2001

    Official Grouping
    Employment 4th Preference (Certain Special Immigrants)
    Legal Authority
    Section 421 of Public Law 107-56.
    Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)

    This table covers consular issuance only and does not indicate that the corresponding adjustment-of-status codes have been fully listed.

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:SP

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

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

  • ECFR-0116-SP

    22 CFR 42.11 current immigrant visa table · 2026-08-10 snapshot

    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:Listed in the official current visa-symbol table (not proof of current availability); 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:Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately verified)

    Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Status 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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