[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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