Rule 546-3-.01. Permissible services; terms of contract for immigration services

1. 1) An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance:

   1. a) Completing a government agency form on behalf of the client and appropriate to the client's needs;
   2. b) Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an immigration matter; provided, however, that advice shall not be offered to a client as to his or her answers on such forms;
   3. c) Translating information on forms to a client and translating the client's answers to questions posed on such forms;
   4. d) Securing for the client supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage certificates, which may be needed to be submitted with government agency forms;
   5. e) Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, provided that the person performing the service is a notary public commissioned in the State of Georgia and is lawfully present in the United States;
   6. f) Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints;
   7. g) Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results; and
   8. h) Performing such other services that the Secretary of State determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such licensees in light of the purposes O.C.G.A. §43-20A.
2. 2) A contract to provide any service in conjunction with immigration assistance shall clearly state the obligations of the immigration assistance provider and the client who is to receive such service.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-20A-3, 43-20A-5.

History. Original Rule entitled "Permissible services; terms of contract for immigration services" adopted. F. Sep. 3, 2020; eff. Sept. 23, 2020.