Important Changes in Joint Resolution by Congress The AmerRan Consulate General! is in receipt of a telegraphic instruction from the Department of State' showing the passage on May 2, 1928, of-a Congressional Joint Resolution amending the Immigration Act of 1924. The law as amended establishes classes as shown below, the underlined clauses being those which have been added or amended by the Joint Resolution, The Consulate General accordingly required to revise its immigration waiting lists to give priority to unmarried minor children and wives of alien residents of the United States lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. All persons now enrolled] who are affected by the new pro-ions in this regard are invited to call at the Passport Office of the Consulate General at their earliest convenience.
Now-Iuancrant Cuasses: (Sec.
3, Act of 1924.)
(1) A_government official, his family, attendants, servants, and employees.
(2) An alien States temporarily as u tourist or temporarily for business or pleasure.
(8) An alien in continuous transit through the United States, (4) An alien lawfully admitted to the United States who later goes in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory.
(5) A bow fide alien seaman serving as such on a vessel arriving at fa port of the United States and seeking to enter temporarily the United States solely in the pursuit of his calling as a seaman, (6) An alien entitled to enter the United States solely to carry trade under and in pursuance of the treaty of commerce and navigation, Non QuorAa Intanicnant CLASSES: (See. 4, Act of 1924, as amended.)
An immigrant who is the unmarried child under 21 years of axe, or the wife, of citizen of the United States or the husband of a citizen of the United States by a marriage occurring prior to June 1, 1928.
An immigrant previously lawfully admitted to the United States, who is returning from a temporary visit abroad.
(c) An immigrant who was born in the Dominion of Canada, New-Foundland, the Republic of Mexico, the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Canal Zone, or an independent country of Centtal or'South America, and unmarried children under 18 years of axe, #€ accompany. ing or following to join him.
An tinuously mediately preceding the time of his application for admission to the United Statesghas been, and who secks to enter" the United States solely for the purposes of, carrying fon the vocation of minister of any religious denomination, or professor of a college, academy, seminary, or university; and and his unmarried children under 18. years of age, if accompanying or following to join him.
(e) An immigrant who is a bone: fide student at least 15 years of age and who secks to enter the United States solely for the purpose of study at an accredited schoo}, college, academy, seminary, or university. particularly designated by him and approved by the Secretary of Labour, which shall have agreed to report to the Secretary of Labour the termination of attendance of each immigrant student, and if any such institution of learning fails to make such reports promptly the approval shall be withdrawn, (f) A woman who was a. citizen of the United States and who prior to September 22, 1922, lost her! citizenship by "reason of her. marriage to an alien, but at the time of her application for an immigatian isa is unmarried.
PREFERENCE QUOTA IMMIGRANTS, Cuass A: (Sec. 6, Act of 1924, as amended.)
(2) Parents husbands (by or marriage occurring after May 31, 1928, of citizens of the United States 21 years of age or over.
(2) Immigrants skilled la agricalture, and their wives and dependent
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