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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 190. 1924. 157 (d) In the a plication the immi ant shall also state to such· B‘°*°m°“t whether extent as shall be by regulations prgsrcribed) whether or ifot he is giasgiit of an excluded a member of each class of individuals excluded from admission to the United States under the immigration laws, and such classes shall be stated on the blank in such form as shall be b regulations plrescribed, and the immigrant shall answer separately as to each c ass. _(e) If the immigrant is unable to state that he does not come eufgggg °l°imS ‘°‘ °*‘ within any of the excluded classes, but claims to be for any legal ` reason exempt from exclusion, he shall state fully in the application the ounds for such alleged exemption. (gr Each copy of the application shall be signed by the immigrant f,§§§§§}‘”° ‘“"’ "°"" in the presence of the consular officer and verified by the oath of T,,b,,,,m,,h,,mm,_ the immigrant administered by the consular officer. One copy of the ¤¤¤¤¤ meapplication, when visaed by the consular officer, shall become the immigration visa, and the other copy shall be disposed of as may be by regulations prescribed. (g) In the case of an immigrant under eighteen years of age m;L§§u°°°i°“f°' the application may be made and verified by such individual as shall by regulations prescribed. _ _ (h) A fee of $1 shall be charged for the furnishing and veriiica- .,t§°° mr ”pph‘”m°"°’ tion of each a plication, which shall include the furnishing and verification of {Sie duplicate, and shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Nor:-quorra mmenamon visas. N°°'°°°°‘ "”“' Sec. 8. A consular officer may, subject to the limitations provided duissdpiegddggwrex in sections 2 and 9, issue an immigration visa to a non-quota “°'“ immigrant as such u on satisfactory proof, under regulations prescribed under this Xct, that the applicant is entitled to be regarded as a non-quota immigrant. issuance or mmcxamon visas TO nnnyrxvns. V""’"° '°1°""" Sec. 9. (a) In case of any immigrant claiming in his application q,g{’,¥§“,§i'§$.{,°,§.’,{§’€;i - for an immigration visa to be a non-quota immigrant y reason °°¤’“‘ °“°”°'*”°· of relationship under the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 4, or to be entitled to preference b reason of relationship to a citizen of the United States imder the provisions of section 6, the consular officer shall not issue such immigration visa or grant such ‘ preference until he has been authorized to do so as hereinafter in this section provided. _ _ (b) Any citizen of the United States claiming that any ¤g{”§§‘°§m2°§ °° °° immigrant is his relative, and that such immigrant is properly admissible to the United States as a non-quota immigrant under the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 4 or is entitled to preference as a relative under section 6, may file with the_ Commissioner S°°"°“‘“"“ '°°“*’°"‘ General a etition in such form as ma be by regulations prescribed, stating (li) the petitioner’s name andy address; (2) if a citizen by birth, the date and place of his birth; (3) if a naturalized citizen, the date and place of his admission to citizenship and the number of his certificate, if any; (4) the name and address of his employer or the address of his place of business or occupation if he is not an employee; (5) the degree of the relationship of the immigrant for whom such petition is made, and the names of all the places where such immigrant has resided prior to and at the time when the petition is filed; (6) that the petitioner is able to and w1ll sugggrt the immigrant if necessary to prevent such imm1grant _ m becoming a public charge; and ( ) such additional mformation