Panama canal zone uscis. The canal zone ceased to exist on october 1 1979. However the commission ceased activities in december 1999. However the officer should ensure that the applicant remains classified as a panama canal zone employee and thus is eligible to adjust as a panama canal zone employee.
S such employees include those employed for at least 1 year by the zone or zone government and who were employees on the date the treaty transferring the canal to panama took effect june 16 1978. In 1979 the commission of the panama canal zone a joint effort between the us. A resident in the canal zone and had been employed by the panama canal company or canal zone government for at least one year.
See the so called torrijoscarter treaties september 7 1977. If the person was born in the republic of panama but not in the canal zone one parent must have been a us. Updates 1 certain former employees of the panama canal zone and their spouses and children may receive special immigrant status.
And panama was created to govern all activities related to the canal and it was responsible for all civil records of the canal zone. Government or by the panama railroad company at the time of the persons birth.
8 U S Code 1403 Persons Born In The Canal Zone Or Republic Of Panama On Or After February 26 1904 U S Code Us Law Lii Legal Information Institute
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