Effective as if included in the Immigration Act of 1990. section 161(c) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(3) In the case of an alien who is described in section 203(a)(8) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect before October 1. 1991) as the spouse or child of an alien described in section 203(a)(3) or 203(a)(6) of such Act and who would be entitled to enter the United States under such section 203(a)(8) but for the amendments made by this section. such as alien shall be deemed to be described in section 203(d) of such Act as the spouse or child of an alien described in section 203(b)(2) or 203(b)(3)(A)(i). respectively. of such Act with the same priority date as that of the principal alien. 11(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B). any petition filed before October 1. 1991. and approved on any date. to accord status under section 203(a)(3) or 203(a)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect before such date) shall be deemed. on and after October 1991 (or. if later. the date of such approval). to be a petition approved to accord status under section 203(b)(2) or under the appropriate classification under section 203(b)(3). respectively. of such Act (as in effect on and after such date). Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as exempting the beneficiaries of such petitions from the numerical limitations under section 203(b)(2) or 20M3(b)(3) of such Act. "(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply more than two years after the date the priority date for issuance of a visa on the basis of such a petition has been reached.".
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