{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-42.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 42.54","heading":"Order of consideration.","body":"(a) General. Consular officers shall request applicants to take the steps necessary to meet the requirements of INA 222(b) in order to apply formally for a visa as follows:\n(1) In the chronological order of the priority dates of all applicants within each of the immigrant classifications specified in INA 203 (a) and (b); and\n(2) In the random order established by the Secretary of State for each region for the fiscal year for applicants entitled to status under INA 203(c).\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER E—VISAS","PART 42—VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart F—Numerical Controls and Priority Dates"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"7465c9388731a68cbaeb2ebc6d92f45a8ecbeb2428f4bb099fd81dd058cfe76b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-42.53","next":"us/22-cfr-42.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}