UNCLASSIFIED
TELEGRAM                                           March 10, 2001


To:       ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR  POSTS - ROUTINE           

Origin:   VO                                                     

From:     SECSTATE WASHDC (STATE 43367 - ROUTINE)                

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Subject:  A NEW FORM - DS-3032, CHOICE OF ADDRESS AND AGENT FOR  
          IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS                              

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1. The Department announces the introduction of a new
form, Choice of Address and Agent for Immigrant Visa
Applicants (DS-3032). Effective immediately, the National
Visa Center (NVC) will send the form to the principal
beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition at the same time
that the I-864 is sent to the petitioner. The DS-3032
will allow the beneficiary to designate an address and
agent (typically a relative or attorney based in the U.S.)
to which NVC should direct future communications. We
anticipate that it will be more efficient for the agent to
get information to the beneficiary than for NVC to attempt
to do so. There is no requirement that the beneficiary
designate an address and agent; the beneficiary may
indicate on the DS-3032 that NVC should continue to send
all communications directly to the beneficiary's address.

2. The DS-3032 is now available on the A/RPS/DIR Intranet
site (http://99.1.1.27/). It will soon be available on
the Department's Internet site (www.state.gov).

3. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
POWELL
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