Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, div. 2, ch. 1, art. 3.1, subart. 3, List B
* INS Form I-551 ("Resident Alien Card" or "Alien Registration Receipt Card", commonly known as a "green card") with one of the following INS class of admission ("COA") codes printed on the front of a white card or the back of a pink card: AR1, AR6, C20 through C29, CF1, CF2, CR1, CR2, CR6, CR7, CX1 through CX3, CX6 through CX8, F20 through F29, FX1 through FX3, FX6 through FX8, IF1, IF2, IR1 through IR4, IR6 through IR9, IW1, IW2, IW6, IW7, MR6, MR7, P21 through P23, or P26 through P28.
If an alien claiming approved status presents a code different than those enumerated, or if you cannot determine the class of admission from the I-551 stamp, Board of Control staff will file INS Form G-845 and the G-845 Supplement (mark item six on the Supplement), along with a copy of the document(s) presented, with the local INS office in order to determine whether the applicant gained his or her status because he or she was the spouse, widow, or child of a U.S. citizen or the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident.
* INS Form I-551 with one of the following COA codes stamped on the lower left side of the back of a pink card: IB1 through IB3, IB6 through IB8, B11, B12, B16, B17, B20 through B29, B31 through B33, B36 through B38, BX1 through BX3, or BX6 through BX8.
* INS Form I-551 with COA code Z13.
* Unexpired Temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport or on INS Form I-94 with one of the COA codes specified in the Subsections (1)-(3), above.
* INS Form I-797 indicating approval of an INS I-130 petition (only I-130 petitions describing the following relationships may be accepted: husbands or wives of U.S. citizens or LPRs, unmarried children under 21 years old of U.S. citizens or LPRs, or unmarried children 21 or older of LPRs), or approval of an I-360 petition (only I-360 approvals based on status as a widow/widower of a U.S. citizen or as a self-petitioning spouse or child of an abusive U.S. citizen or LPR may be accepted).
* A final order of an Immigration Judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals granting suspension of deportation under Section 244(a)(3) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1997, or cancellation of removal under Section 240 A(b)(2) of the INA.
* INS Form I-797 indicating that the applicant has established a prima facie case; or
* An immigration court or Board of Immigration Appeals order indicating that the applicant has established a prima facie case for suspension of deportation under INA Section 244(a)(3) as in effect prior to April 1, 1997, or cancellation of removal under section 240 A(b)(2) of the INA.
Board of Control staff will determine from the documentation when the petition was filed and take the actions set forth below:
* Applicants with petitions filed before June 7, 1997 should have an INS Form I-797 indicating filing of the I-360 petition by "self-petitioning spouse [or child] of abusive U.S. citizen or LPR," or a file-stamped copy of the petition, or another document demonstrating filing (including a cash register or computer-generated receipt indicating filing of Form I-360).
* Applicants with petitions filed after June 7, 1997, should have an INS Form I-797 indicating filing of the I-360 petition.
The following must indicate that the applicant is the widow/widower of a U.S. citizen, the husband or wife of a U.S. citizen or LPR, the unmarried child under age 21 of a U.S. citizen or LPR, or the unmarried child age 21 or older of an LPR):
* For aliens on whose behalf a petition has been filed: INS Form I-797 indicating filing of an INS I-130 petition, a file-stamped copy of the petition, or another document demonstrating filing (including a cash register or computer-generated receipt indicating filing of Form I-130).
* For self-petitioning widows or widowers: a file-stamped copy of the INS I-360 petition, or another document demonstrating filing (including a cash register or computer-generated receipt indicating filing of Form I-360).
* an "Order to Show Cause"
* a "Notice to Appear"; or
* a "Notice of Hearing in Deportation Proceedings".
If the applicant has some documentation, but it is insufficient to demonstrate filing, establishment of pirma facie case, or approval of a petition, Board of Control staff will fax the INS Request Form as well as a copy of any document(s) provided by the applicant, to the INS Vermont Service Center in order to determine the applicant's status. If the applicant has no documentation but is certain that a petition has been filed by his or her spouse or parent, Board of Control staff will fax the INS Request Form to the INS Vermont Service Center.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, div. 2, ch. 1, art. 3.1, subart. 3, List B