VISAS: Public Charge

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• Document number: 97-33691
• Type: Final Rule
• Published: December 29, 1997
• Agency: State Department; Bureau of Consular Affairs

Official abstract

This rule amends Department of State regulations by establishing uniform procedures for the acceptance of affidavits of support by consular posts abroad as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This rule is necessary to ensure proper adjudication of immigrant visas under the INA.

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