In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Fwd from CAIR (cair-net.org)....
U.S. MUSLIMS ASK INS TO EXTEND REGISTRATION DEADLINE Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Armenia added to "Special Registration" list (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/16/02) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called for an extension of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) deadline for registration of nonimmigrant visa holders from Muslim countries. That request comes as three more nations have been added to the INS list. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has learned that the Department of Justice will today announce the addition of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Armenia to the existing list of 18 primarily Muslim nations (and North Korea) whose citizens must appear at INS offices for interviews, photographs and fingerprinting. Under the little-publicized directive, male visa-holders 16 and older from five Middle Eastern and North African countries must register at the nearest INS office by today. Male visa-holders from 13 other countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia must register by Jan. 10, 2003. Citizens of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Armenia who entered the United States on or before Sept. 30, 2002, must now appear for "special registration" by Feb. 21, 2003. SPECIAL REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawenfor/specialreg/index.htm#what ----- FARIDI NETWORK - sharing the knowledge http://faridi.net/ To subscribe to or unsubscribe from Faridi News, go to: http://faridi.net/news/
