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1055 Chapter 7:Worker guides • Section 1: Multiple program worker guides (07/2026) Class of admission Immigrant / Non- Immigrant Status Description Section of law V-2 Non-Immigrant Child of lawful permanent residents waiting more than 3 years for an immigrant visa based upon an immigrant petition filed on or before the enactment date of the LIFE Act. Sec. 101(a)(15)(V) of the INA as amended by the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act as part of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, PL 106–553, Sec. 1102(a) (3) (Dec. 21, 2000) V-3 Non-Immigrant Child of V-1 or V-2. Sec. 101(a)(15)(V) of the INA as amended by the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act as part of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, PL 106–553, Sec. 1102(a) (3) (Dec. 21, 2000) W-1 Non-Immigrant Applicant for temporary legal resident status. Sec. 101(a)(15) of the INA as added by PL 99–603 (Nov. 6, 1986) W16 Immigrant noncitizen previously granted temporary resident status (legalization) who illegally entered the United States without inspection prior to Jan. 1, 1982. Sec. 245A(b) of the INA as added by PL 99–603 (Nov. 6, 1986) W26 Immigrant Noncitizen previously granted temporary resident status (legalization) who entered the United States as a nonimmigrant and overstayed visa prior to Jan. 1, 1982. Sec. 245A(b) of the INA as added by PL 99–603 (Nov. 6, 1986) W36 Immigrant Noncitizen previously granted temporary resident status (legalization) from a country granted blanket extended voluntary departure (EVD). Sec. 245A(b) of the INA as added by PL 99–603 (Nov. 6, 1986) and Sec. 902 of PL 100–202 (Dec. 22, 1987) W46 Immigrant Late amnesty applicants (IRCA). Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act and LIFE Act amendments of 2000