# 8 U.S.C. § 1151: Worldwide level of immigration

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## Section

- **Citation:** 8 U.S.C. § 1151
- **Heading:** Worldwide level of immigration
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY > CHAPTER 12—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY > SUBCHAPTER II—IMMIGRATION > Part I—Selection System

## Text

family-sponsored immigrants described in section 1153(a) of this title (or who are admitted under section 1181(a) of this title on the basis of a prior issuance of a visa to their accompanying parent under section 1153(a) of this title ) in a number not to exceed in any fiscal year the number specified in subsection (c) for that year, and not to exceed in any of the first 3 quarters of any fiscal year 27 percent of the worldwide level under such subsection for all of such fiscal year;

( June 27, 1952, ch. 477 , title II, ch. 1, § 201, 66 Stat. 175 ; Pub. L. 89–236, § 1 , Oct. 3, 1965 , 79 Stat. 911 ; Pub. L. 94–571, § 2 , Oct. 20, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2703 ; Pub. L. 95–412, § 1 , Oct. 5, 1978 , 92 Stat. 907 ; Pub. L. 96–212, title II, § 203(a) , Mar. 17, 1980 , 94 Stat. 106 ; Pub. L. 97–116, § 20[(a)] , Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1621 ; Pub. L. 101–649, title I, § 101(a) , Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4980 ; Pub. L. 102–232, title III, § 302(a)(1) , Dec. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1742 ; Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40701(b)(2) , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1954 ; Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(b)(1) , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4316 ; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(e)(5) , (g)(8)(A)(i), title VI, §§ 603, 671(d)(1)(A), Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009–620 , 3009–624, 3009–690, 3009–723; Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title V, § 1507(a)(3) , Oct. 28, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1530 ; Pub. L. 107–208, § 2 , Aug. 6, 2002 , 116 Stat. 927 ; Pub. L. 109–162, title VIII, § 805(b)(1) , Jan. 5, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3056 ; Pub. L. 111–83, title V, § 568(c)(1) , Oct. 28, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2186 .)

## Nearby sections

- [8 U.S.C. § 1151 Worldwide level of immigration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1151.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1151a Repealed. Pub. L. 94–571, § 7(g) , Oct. 20, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2706](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1151a.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1152 Numerical limitations on individual foreign states](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1152.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1153 Allocation of immigrant visas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1153.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1153a Transparency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1153a.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1154 Procedure for granting immigrant status](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1154.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1155 Revocation of approval of petitions; effective date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1155.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1156 Unused immigrant visas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1156.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1157 Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1157.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1158 Asylum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1158.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1159 Adjustment of status of refugees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1159.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1160 Special agricultural workers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1160.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1161 Repealed. Pub. L. 103–416, title II, § 219(ee)(1) , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4319](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1161.md)
- [8 U.S.C. § 1181 Admission of immigrants into the United States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t8_s1181.md)

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