The Uruguayan Government has issued new immigration law which Jewish circles here hope will facilitate the immigration refugees and displaced persons. It goes into effect on June 7, 1947.
Residents of Uruguay may apply for immigration permits for parents, children spouses, brothers and sisters. Applicants must prove that they have a trade or profession by which they can support themselves or independent means. Immigrants in the latter category must have a minimum of 10,000 Uruguayan person (approximately $5,600) per person. The amount necessary for each person decreases as the size of the f## unit increases. For the first three children under the age of 15 no funds are secretary and, for each child above three, the parents must have an additional 500 peson.
As a special incentive for agricultural worker, immigrants who are brought over by government agencies or government approved private bodies for colonization purposes, are exempted from the financial provisions of the law. Other provisions of the act include standard requirements such as a health certificate, proof of form citizenship status and identity documents.
All visas which have already been issued will be valid until Sept. 7, 1947. The new law was issued following a number of protests that the provisions of the present act, which required that immigrants travel in special shipping accommodations, worked hardships on refugees and DP’s. For a period of about two months last fall all visas were invalidated during an investigation of alleged irregularities in their issuance.
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