The US Department of State is requesting for written comments on the new Interim Rule until May 6, 2002. We strongly recommend you write to them for your concern and opinion on this new rule and request the US Department of State restore the old rule for the original benefits of the Third Country Visa processing. If you are an alien legally staying in the US, please tell your US friends about your concern on this new rule and let them speak for you to the US Department of State.
Written comments may be submitted, in duplicate, to the Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, or by e-mail to visaregs@state.gov. Furthermore, you may contact Elizabeth J. Harper, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, phone (202) 663-1221, e-mail (harperbj@state.gov) or fax at (202) 663-3898 for this matter.
Stay together, folks, we may save Third Country Visa if we get enough guys negative comments on this new Interim Rule. Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!!
The following is a template letter for this issue. Please feel free to copy or modify it, send to US Dept of State no matter you are third country visa seeker or not.
******** Template Letter ********
Dear Sir/Madam,
Each year, hundreds and thousands of legal aliens need to get new visas for their working, studying and business benefiting from Third Country Visa (TCV), and people really appreciate this non-immigration policy. Beginning on April 1, 2002, in light of the September 11th events, US Department of State adopts a new Interim Rule, amending the 22 CFR 41.112(d), that the TCV applicants are no longer eligible for the benefits of the above-mentioned rule.
We all understand that the new Interim Rule is implemented for the security purpose of screening of visa applicants as an anti-terrorism measure. Scare already spread out among the people who have to apply for TCV. According to the Interim Rule, people cannot get back to America if their TCV applications are rejected even they have legal documents (form I-94, for instance) to stay in America. Because of the uncertainty to get TCV even it’s just a little, people cannot take this risk to try it without re-entry assurance. This change brings legal aliens great inconveniences and pressure for their lives meanwhile the effect of Interim Rule to help Department of State administrate visa applications for anti-terrorism is still in doubt.
Moreover, cutting off the benefits of TCV to most aliens with legal status in US is not compliance with American fundamental interests. It will unnecessarily handicap the regular and mutual culture, economic and personnel exchange between US and other countries. Therefore, the new Interim Rule literally penalizes those innocent and decent people for their legitimate acts – applying visas from US government while it does not deter terrorists as intended.
We strongly appeal that Department of State reconsider this Interim Rule for the interests of both US and legal aliens meanwhile winning the war of anti-terrorism.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,
Written comments may be submitted, in duplicate, to the Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, or by e-mail to visaregs@state.gov. Furthermore, you may contact Elizabeth J. Harper, Legislation and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106, phone (202) 663-1221, e-mail (harperbj@state.gov) or fax at (202) 663-3898 for this matter.
Stay together, folks, we may save Third Country Visa if we get enough guys negative comments on this new Interim Rule. Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!!
The following is a template letter for this issue. Please feel free to copy or modify it, send to US Dept of State no matter you are third country visa seeker or not.
******** Template Letter ********
Dear Sir/Madam,
Each year, hundreds and thousands of legal aliens need to get new visas for their working, studying and business benefiting from Third Country Visa (TCV), and people really appreciate this non-immigration policy. Beginning on April 1, 2002, in light of the September 11th events, US Department of State adopts a new Interim Rule, amending the 22 CFR 41.112(d), that the TCV applicants are no longer eligible for the benefits of the above-mentioned rule.
We all understand that the new Interim Rule is implemented for the security purpose of screening of visa applicants as an anti-terrorism measure. Scare already spread out among the people who have to apply for TCV. According to the Interim Rule, people cannot get back to America if their TCV applications are rejected even they have legal documents (form I-94, for instance) to stay in America. Because of the uncertainty to get TCV even it’s just a little, people cannot take this risk to try it without re-entry assurance. This change brings legal aliens great inconveniences and pressure for their lives meanwhile the effect of Interim Rule to help Department of State administrate visa applications for anti-terrorism is still in doubt.
Moreover, cutting off the benefits of TCV to most aliens with legal status in US is not compliance with American fundamental interests. It will unnecessarily handicap the regular and mutual culture, economic and personnel exchange between US and other countries. Therefore, the new Interim Rule literally penalizes those innocent and decent people for their legitimate acts – applying visas from US government while it does not deter terrorists as intended.
We strongly appeal that Department of State reconsider this Interim Rule for the interests of both US and legal aliens meanwhile winning the war of anti-terrorism.
Thank you.
Sincerely yours,