DOS
Cable Updates FAM Notes on Parole
Cite as "Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02071943
(July 19, 2002) ."
R 060020Z JUL 02
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS
SPECIAL EMBASSY PROGRAM
DUSHANBE POUCH
KABUL POUCH
KHARTOUM POUCH
UNCLAS STATE 130270
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS, CMGT, KFAM, AINF, KSEP
SUBJECT: New FAM Notes on Parole
REF: A) 9 FAM 42.1 B) 9 FAM APPENDIX N 600 C) 9 FAM
APPENDIX O 1800
1. This message has been cleared by (SEP).
2. This is an action request - see paragraph 5.
3. The interpretive and procedural notes at Ref A
concerning humanitarian and significant public benefit parole have been modified, as have
the related notes at Refs B and C. The revised notes are now available on the
Department's Internet (WWW.FOIA.STATE.GOV/FAM) and Intranet
(HTTP://10.4.64.84/FAM/FAM.HTML) sites, and are effective immediately.
4. The major changes include:
-- All routine humanitarian parole recommendations
must now be sent to the INS Headquarters Parole and Humanitarian Assistance Branch, as
opposed to an overseas INS District Office.
-- An I-134 (Affidavit of Support) is now required
for a humanitarian parole recommendation.
-- For both humanitarian parole and significant public
benefit parole cases, consular officers must conduct a CLASS namecheck for all applicants
(vice those 16 and older) but must no longer include the CLASS printout with the parole
transportation letter.
-- The text of the parole transportation letter at 9 FAM
Appendix N Exhibit V has been modified.
-- A medical examination conducted by the post's panel
physician is now only necessary if INS specifically informs post that an exam is required.
5. Action request: Consular managers are requested to
review the text of the new FAM notes on the Internet or Intranet and ensure that their
procedures are in compliance with the notes. Posts may direct any questions to their post
liaison officer in CA/VO/F/P.
6. INS has cleared the FAM notes and updated transportation
letter that are the subject of this message.
7. Minimize considered.
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