DOS Memo on Resumption of SR Allocations

October 25, 1994

MEMORANDUM

TO: Adjudications/Examinations

FROM: Immigrant Visa Control

SUBJECT: Resumption of SR Allocations

On October 25, 1994, the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 became law. One provision of this legislation extends the "SR" immigrant visa classification for "Certain Religious Workers" until September 30, 1997.

Effective immediately, Visa Control is resuming allocation of SR immigrant visa numbers. SR visa numbers are "CURRENT" for November for all applicants except those chargeable to Philippines, for whom there is an allocation cut-off date of May 19, 1993.

Visa Control currently has a waiting list of SR number requests received during September from numerous INS offices. All of these requests can now be acted upon. Visa Control will be allocating SR numbers for the pending September requestings.

DO NOT REREQUEST SR NUMBERS! If a number had previously been requested and put on the waiting list, it will be allocated.