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The State Department published a final rule on May 13 that will allow third parties to attend certain applicant/requester appointments at U.S. embassies, passport agencies and centers overseas to offer assistance.
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Additional Information: This rule does not apply to visa-related services. In consideration of a public comment urging the State Department to consider expanding the rule to allow attorneys to accompany clients to immigrant and nonimmigrant visa interviews at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, the Department acknowledged it will “defer to consular sections in deciding whether attorneys or other third parties may be present at a visa interview.”
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