WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Department Of State has issued a proposed rule called: Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 5 by John L. Armstrong, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
Summary: The Department of State ("Department") proposes to amend regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program ("DV Program") to improve the integrity and combat fraud in the program. The Department proposes to require petitioners to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and a scan of the biographic and signature page uploaded to their electronic entry form, or otherwise indi...