Parents, wives, husbands, brothers and sisters living with a qualified displaced persons in the American zone of Germany or Austria at the time he applies for an immigration visa to the United States are eligible for immigration, regardless of their ability to satisfy residence requirements, according to a State Department amended interpretation of President Truman’s 1945 order facilitating immigration.
The new interpretation was given to the HIAS by the Department. Under the current ruling many DP’s who joined their relatives after Dec. 22, 1945, the residence deadline, will be eligible to emigrate with their families, so long as the applicant resided in the U.S. zone on the deadline date.
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