The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-17
REGULATIONS FOR QUOTA
EXEMPT REL TIVES
MADE PUBLIC BY IMMI-
GRAFTON DEPARTMENT.
Jewish Teicgraphlc Agency,

grafton today, IN view of existing mis-.
| understanding regarding the new I'm.
migration law, explained ccrtnin fca-
lures OF the law, and the regulations
issued hereunder, particularly respect
Ing the procedure to obtain immlgrn-
tlon visas for relatives exempt from
the quota, and those relatives given
preference within the quota.
Relatives totally exempt from quota
restrictions are the wives and unmar-
ried children, under eighteen years Of
age, Of American citizens, also min
listers of religion, college professors,
their wives and unmarried children nm
der eighteen, as well as bona fide
students, at least fifteen years Of age.
seeking entry temporarily for the pur-
pose OF pursuing their education at
government approved educational in.
stitutlons.
The next class, which is not, how.
ever, exempt from the quota, but mere
ly given first preference ahead of all
other applicants, up to one half of each
months quota, is comprised Of children
between eighteen and twenty-one, faith.
ers, mothers, husbands or wives of
American citizens, and also immi.
grants who are skilled in agriculture
and their dependent children under six
teen.
The attention of the public is called
TO the fact that outside Of the excep-
tlons above mentioned, the only rela-
tives entitled to exemption or prefer
encc, are those whose relatives In
America are full-fedged citizens Of this
country, aud that the relatives of mere
deciarants or immigrants are not en-
titled to any preference or any special
privilege whatever.
As regards those Immigrants who
are entitled to preference within the
quota, the quotas Of the East European
countries are SO small that even the
number of relatives who may be given
preference by reason of earlier appli-
cation win prove very small num-
ber
The procedure for obtaining immi-
grafton visas for exempt and preferred
relatives above specified is as follows:
Any citizen of the United States
Claiming thai any Immigrant is his rela.
tive, and that such Immigrant is prop
crly admissible to the United States
as exempt, or is entitled to preference
as relative, may file with the Commis-
sioner General a petition in form
prescribed by the Labor Department,
stating: i, the petitioners name and
address; ., if n citizen by birth, the
date and place of his birth; 3, il "A
naturalizcd citizen. the date and place
OF his admission TO citizenship and the
number of his certificate. il any; 4.
the name and address of his employer
or the place of business or occupation
If he Is not an employee; 3, the degree
of the relationship of the immigrant
for whom such petition is made, and
the names of all the places where such
Immigrant has resided prior to and at
the time when the petition is filed /:
q, that the petitioner is able to and
will support the immigrant if neces-
sary to prevent such immigrant from
becoming public charge.
This petition must be accompanied
by the statements of two or more re-
sponsiblc citizens of the United States,
to whom the petitioner has been person
ally known for at least one year. The
Department of Labor has published the
form Of petition to be used and Will
send it by mail TO any party requesting
the same, and will not consider any
ether form of petition.
If the Commissioner General finds
the facts stated in the petition to be
true, and the immigrant in respect Of
whom the petition is made is entitled
to be admitted to the United States as
Il non-quota immigrant. or is entitled
TO preference as relative, he shall,
with the approval Of the Secretary of
Labor, inform the Secretary of State
Of his decision, and the Secretary of
State shall then authorize the Consular
officer with whom the application for
the immigration visa has been filed to
issue the immigration visa or grant
the preference.
All other immigrants except those
specified above as exempt or preferred
need only apply directly for IA visa to
their nearest Consul abroad. These of
this non-excmpt and non-prefcrred
class do not need any papers from
America. The preferred relatives, how
ever in addition to writing their rela-
tivcs in America TO file the necessary
petition in Washington, should imme-
dlntely, without waiting for their
American relative to take action, apply
for visa with the Consul ms other