ðə lˈɔː tˈʊk ɪfˈɛkt ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ænd ɐlˈaʊd vˌiːɛtnəmˈiːz ˌæmɚɹˈeɪʒənz bˈɔːɹn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, θɹuː dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, tʊ ɐplˈaɪ fɔːɹ ˈɪmɪɡɹənt vˈiːzəz ʌntˈɪl mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
The law took effect on March 21, 1988, and allowed Vietnamese Amerasians born January 1, 1962, through January 1, 1976, to apply for immigrant visas until March 21, 1990.