{"data":{"id":"us/8-cfr-214.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"8 CFR 214.203","heading":"Period of admission.","body":"(a) T-1 Principal. T-1 nonimmigrant status may be approved for a period not to exceed 4 years, except as provided in section 214(o)(7) of the Act.\n(b) Derivative family members. A derivative family member who is otherwise eligible for admission may be granted T-2, T-3, T-4, T-5, or T-6 nonimmigrant status for an initial period that does not exceed the expiration date of the initial period approved for the T-1 principal applicant, except as provided in section 214(o)(7) of the Act.\n(c) Notice. At the time an applicant is approved for T nonimmigrant status or receives an extension of T nonimmigrant status, USCIS will notify the applicant when their T nonimmigrant status will expire. USCIS also will notify the applicant that the failure to apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident during the period of T nonimmigrant status, as set forth in 8 CFR 245.23, will result in termination of the applicant's T nonimmigrant status in the United States at the end of the 4-year period or any extension.","path":["Title 8—Aliens and Nationality","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS","PART 214—NONIMMIGRANT CLASSES","Subpart C—Noncitizen Victims of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-8.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"2711d77cc9ad97fe155b5ec29600295c780ee5b123ecdf3d9f54998b38dc2875","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/8-cfr-214.202","next":"us/8-cfr-214.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}