Fraternity-Testvériség, 1961 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1961-11-01 / 11. szám
FRATERNITY 3 THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW DO FOREIGN VISITORS TO THE U. S. STILL NEED VISAS? Question: Some friends of ours who live in Europe would like to visit the United States during their summer vacation. We have heard that the United States government welcomes tourist travel. Will such persons still need a visa? Answer: Yes, under our immigration laws a visitor’s visa is required for persons coming from Europe. An application for such visa should be made at the nearest Consulate. In accordance with President Kennedy’s appeal to make tourist travel in the United States more attractive, the visa forms have beeen simplified and fingerprinting requirements have been waived for all non-immigrant aliens who come to the United States for less than one year. The fingerprinting requirement has also been waived in the case of visitors who expect to stay more than one year, provided they come from countries which do not require fingerprinting IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION Question: My aunt has been granted a visa to come to the United States as a permanent resident. She is an elderly woman and does not read English. I understand she will be given a literacy test when she comes here. Can she take this test in her own language or must it be in English? Answer: When your aunt arrives at the port of entry she will be given a literacy test in the language of her choice. Immigrants are not expected to read English upon their arrival here. Often the immigrant does not read the principal language of his or her own country, but one of its dialects. The tests will be given in any language or dialect which the immigrant can read. If you aunt can read any language or dialect, she has nothing to worry about. NATURALIZATION AND CHANGE OF NAME Question: I plan to apply for citizenship in the near future. My husband, who is not yet eligible, tells me that I will be permitted to change our name when I am naturalized. Is this correct? Answer: No. The law generally permits aliens to change their names when they are naturalized, but if a wife is naturalized before her husband, the naturalization court will not grant a change of name to the wife. If your husband changes his name after you are naturalized, the change will legally apply to you. If you then wish to have your new name appear on your naturalization certificate, you may make an application for a new certificate on Form N-565, accompanied by a $5.00 fee
