§ 1204.
A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided in section 1201 of this title, issue an immigrant visa to a special immigrant or immediate relative as such upon satisfactory proof, under regulations prescribed under this chapter, that the applicant is entitled to special immigrant or immediate relative status.
([June 27, 1952, ch. 477], title II, ch. 3, § 224, [66 Stat. 195]; [Pub. L. 89–236, § 11(d)], Oct. 3, 1965, [79 Stat. 918].)