Other Family Member. When the death of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew occurs, up to one
(1) standard work day, as defined in Article 5.08, for bereavement leave will be granted to an employee, provided paid sick leave or other paid leave is accumulated to the credit of the employee, and is so charged. The employee will be salary deleted if employee has no available time to use.
Other Family Member. An employee will be granted up to one regular scheduled workday of bereavement leave, without loss of pay, to attend the funeral in the case of death of an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, sibling-in-law, or former spouse.
Other Family Member. The adjustment provisions in this section do not apply to a family member who has not been classified as an S nonimmigrant pursuant to a request on Form I–854 or who does not otherwise meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section. However, a spouse or an unmarried child who is less than 21 years old, and whose relationship to the principal S nonimmigrant or qualified family member was established prior to the approval of the principal S nonimmigrant’s adjustment of status application, may be accorded the priority date and preference category of the principal S nonimmigrant or qualified family member, in accordance with the provisions of section 203(d) of the Act. Such a spouse or child:
(i) May use the principal S nonimmigrant or qualified member’s priority date and category when it becomes current, in accordance with the limitations set forth in sections 201 and 202 of the Act;
(ii) May seek immigrant visa issuance abroad or adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States when the priority date becomes current for the spouse’s or child’s country of chargeability under the fourth employment-based preference classification;
(iii) Must meet all the requirements for immigrant visa issuance or adjustment of status, unless those requirements have been waived;
(iv) Is not applying for adjustment of status under 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act, is not required to file Form I–854, and is not required to obtain LEA certification; and
(v) Will lose eligibility for benefits if the child marries or has his or her twenty-first birthday before being admitted with an immigrant visa or granted adjustment of status.
