[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 74546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30231]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8120]
Posting of Pamphlet Provided for in the International Marriage
Broker Regulation Act
ACTION: Notice of posting of pamphlet provided for in section 833(a) of
the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, Title D of Public Law
109-162.
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SUMMARY: Section 833(a) of the International Marriage Broker Regulation
Act, Title D of Public Law 109-162, provided that the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Secretary of State, develop an information pamphlet on legal rights and
resources for immigrants who are victims of domestic violence. That
section further provided that such pamphlet be posted on the Web sites
of the Department of State and all consular posts processing
applications for K (fianc[eacute](e) or spouse of U.S. citizen) visas.
This notice announces that this pamphlet is posted on the Web site of
the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/pamphlet/pamphlet_5725.html.
DATES: The pamphlet was posted on November 8, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul-Anthony L. Magadia, Legislation
and Regulations Division, Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-0106. (202) 663-3969, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 833(a)(1) of the International
Marriage Broker Regulation Act (``IMBRA''), Title D of Public Law 109-
162, provided that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, develop an
information pamphlet on legal rights and resources for immigrants who
are victims of domestic violence. Section 833(a)(5)(C) of IMBRA
provided that such pamphlet be posted on the Web sites of the
Department of State and all consular posts processing applications for
K visas. IMBRA section 833(a)(4) directed that the Secretary of State
translate the pamphlet into foreign languages, including Russian,
Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ukrainian, Thai, Korean, Polish,
Japanese, French, Arabic, Portuguese, and Hindi, and any other
languages that the Secretary, in her discretion, may specify. The
Secretary of Homeland Security completed this pamphlet, and the
Secretary of State had it translated into the foregoing 14 languages.
The Department of State has posted the pamphlet, in English and those
14 languages, online at http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/pamphlet/pamphlet_5725.html. To make the pamphlet publicly available through
consular posts, the Department of State has instructed U.S. embassies
and consulates worldwide to establish a link to the Department's
posting by November 21, 2012. By posting the pamphlet online, the
Department is also making it available to any international marriage
broker, government agency, or nongovernmental advocacy organization,
pursuant to IMBRA section 833(a)(5)(D).
Dated: November 28, 2012.
Janice L. Jacobs,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-30231 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
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