1. (1) An application for registration as an immigration consultant shall be executed on a form approved by the division, and include:

   1. (a) the applicant's:

      1. (i) name;
      2. (ii) street address;
      3. (iii) mailing address;
      4. (iv) telephone number, and if applicable, facsimile number;
      5. (v) email address;
      6. (vi) web address, if the applicant maintains a website;
      7. (vii) driver license or identification card number;
   2. (b) a complete fingerprint card and the applicant's consent to a fingerprint criminal background check by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification;

   3. (c) a certification, under penalty of perjury, that the applicant is:

      1. (i) a United States citizen;
      2. (ii) a qualified alien as defined in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1641; or
      3. (iii) lawfully present in the United States;

   4. (d) a complete list of:

      1. (i) any other name used by the applicant at any time past or present; and
      2. (ii) any entity name, including any dba, the applicant uses while acting as an immigration consultant;
   5. (e) a copy of any contract that the applicant will use to create a contractual obligation with a client;

   6. (f) a copy of the disclosure document the applicant is required to provide to a client in accordance with Subsection 13-49-303(2):

      1. (i) written in English; and
      2. (ii) written in each native language of the applicant's clientele; and
   7. (g) a cash bond or surety bond payable to the division in accordance with Section 13-49-204.

KEY: immigration consultant, registration, consumer protection

Date of Last Change: October 26, 2020

Notice of Continuation: August 6, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 13-2-5(1); 13-49-202(1); 13-49-301(1)