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

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

An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance: Completing a government agency form on behalf of the client and appropriate to the client's needs; 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; Translating information on forms to a client and translating the client's answers to questions posed on such forms; 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; 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; Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints; Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results; and 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. (Code 1981, § 43-20A-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)