Issues Order to Expedite Admission of Declarants’ Wives and Children

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

Steps to expedite the entry into the United States of the wives and children of aliens who have been legally admtted to this country for permanent residence have been taken in an order issued by the Commissioner General of Immigration, Harry E. Hull, under the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended by the Joint Resolution of Congress approved May 29, 1928.

The order, which was made public by Commissioner General Hull, provides that such aliens may have their entry into the United States verified in order to aid American consuls abroad in passing upon applications of the aliens’ wives and children for immigration visas.

The full text of the order follows: General Order No. 112. Subject: Verification of arrival of lawfully resident aliens for information of consuls in considering applications of certain relatives for immigration visas.

The Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, provides in part:

(1) That a status as nonquota immigrant extends to the wife and unmarried children under 18 years of age of ministers and professors who were admitted as such, if following to join them.

(2) That a preference in the issuance of immigration visas to persons skilled in agriculture extends to their wives and dependent children under 18 years of age if following to jointhem.

(3) That a preference extends to the wives and unmarried children under 21 years of age of alien residents of the United States who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

In order to assist American consuls in determining if the husband or father of the above-mentioned classes has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, Form No. 575 should be furnished to such husband or father upon application, said form to be filled out by him and mailed to the immigration officer in charge at the port or place of his last entry, accompanied by postage stamp or stamps sufficient to send verification to the American consul desigtion to the American consul designated on the forms.

Immigration officers at the port or place of arrival will check with “X” items that cannot be verified or that are omitted and if such defects or omissions are such as to justify nonverification the notation “not verified” will be placed by means of a rubber stamp in bold letters across the face of the lower part of the form reserved for verification. The form will then be returned to the applicant without latter of transmittal, together with the stamp or stamps sent. If the form is received without the required stamp or stamps the notation “necessary postage lacking” will be placed there on in bold letters, and the form then returned to the applicant without letter of transmittal.

When verification is made the form shall be completed. with appropriate notation if advisable under the heading “remarks,” and sent to the American consul at the place designated. The date of verification and the consulate to which it is sent shall be noted on the manifest.