Parents of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
Parents of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
- 01Immigrant Category
- Special legislation, special factual circumstances, or historical systems
- 02Method of Obtaining Status
- Consular immigrant visa/new admission
- 03Applicant Role
- Parents / elder relatives
- 04Nature of Residency
- Permanent resident
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.
Notes on Code and Data SourcesAvailability status (code and pathway assessed separately)
Code status
Refers only to the code: listed as a retired code in the USCIS AFM historical table. See separate explanations for the pathway’s status.
- AFM-HIST-0628-U-1 Historical AFM table（PDF p.222 (afm23-external.pdf, 229 pages total, ModDate 2024-11-19; Appendix 23-7, Section 4)）
Underlying pathway status
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
Parents of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways
Pathway family (working classification):Special legislation, special factual circumstances, or historical systems
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:Parents / elder relatives
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:Historical / already discontinued at the time of AFM archiving
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.
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
Parent of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
Working Chinese name (translated): Parents of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice
Historical Usage Note:Historical LPR category code (written as U-1 in the source table), not the same as modern U nonimmigrant status for crime victims.
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.
- U-1Historical / already discontinued at the time of AFM archivingAFM-HIST-0628-U-1
Parent of U.S. citizen, 1st preference (quota).
- Official Grouping
- Historical LPR COA (then not in use)
- Legal Authority (Unverified)
- Sec. 203(a)(2) of the INA Act
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
- 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:U1
Original source notation:U-1
12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)
AFM-HIST-0628-U-1
USCIS AFM Historical Table of Retired LPR Codes · PDF p.222 (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：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
- · 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：Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately 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.
READING NOTES / Scope of Reading