43-20A-5. Permissible services; terms of contract for immigration services.

An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance:#

1. (1)

   Completing a government agency form on behalf of the client and appropriate to the client’s needs;#

2. (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. (3)

   Translating information on forms to a client and translating the client’s answers to questions posed on such forms;#

4. (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. (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. (6)

   Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints;#

7. (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. (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.#

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.#