WASHINGTON, March 11 -- 22 CFR Part 42 has issued a rule called: Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 11 by John L. Armstrong, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
Summary: The Department of State ("Department") is amending regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program ("DV Program") to improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program. These amendments require a petitioner to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and to upload a scan of the biographic and signature page in the electronic entry form or to otherwise indicate that he or she...