§ 43-20A-5 - Permissible services; terms of contract for immigration services - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 43-20A-5 (2010)
43-20A-5. Permissible services; terms of contract for immigration services

(a) An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance:

(1) Completing a government agency form on behalf of the client and appropriate to the client's needs;

(2) Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an immigration matter; provided, however, that advice shall not be offered to a client as to his or her answers on such forms;

(3) Translating information on forms to a client and translating the client's answers to questions posed on such forms;

(4) Securing for the client supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage certificates, which may be needed to be submitted with government agency forms;

(5) Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, provided that the person performing the service is a notary public commissioned in the State of Georgia and is lawfully present in the United States;

(6) Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints;

(7) Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results; and

(8) Performing such other services that the Secretary of State determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such licensees in light of the purposes of this chapter.

(b) A contract to provide any service in conjunction with immigration assistance shall clearly state the obligations of the immigration assistance provider and the client who is to receive such service.