[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 8, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2010] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 8CFR204.7] [Page 118] TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PART 204_IMMIGRANT PETITIONS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Immigrant Visa Petitions Sec. 204.7 Preservation of benefits contained in savings clause of Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976. In order to be considered eligible for the benefits of the savings clause contained in section 9 of the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976, an alien must show that the facts established prior to January 1, 1977 upon which the entitlement to such benefits was based continue to exist. [41 FR 55849, Dec. 23, 1976]