News was received here today about new regulations issued to United States consulates in Germany, including Austria, which may cause an abatement in the expulsion of Jews across frontiers and may spell relief for many Jews in the Reich.
The regulations provide that although the American immigration quota for Germany is filled for the next six months, consulates are to accept immediately applications for quota visas, irrespective of whether the consulates have received the necessary supporting affidavits. They are to issue letters acknowledging receipt of the applications, these letters to serve as a guarantee to the police that the applicant is planning to emigrate, which proof usually helps Jews in their dealings with the German authorities.
The letters are also to designate dates when the applicants will be called to the consulate regarding their visas, each applicant’s name being placed on the quota waiting list according to the date that the consul receives the application, the affidavits to be filed later.
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