22 CFR § 40.103
International child abduction
November 19, 2020
An alien who would otherwise be ineligible under INA 212(a)(9)(C)(i) shall not be ineligible under such paragraph if the U.S. citizen child in question is physically located in a foreign state which is party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
[61 FR 1833, Jan. 24, 1996]