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US resumes refugee program for former allies in Vietnam

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:00:00 +0000

Washington, DC -November 17, 2005- Boat People SOS (BPSOS) welcomes the decision to open the doors for those who had been excluded from U.S. refugee programs for reasons beyond their control. On November 15, 2005, the United States and Vietnam officially announced the resumption of refugee programs for Vietnamese former US allies under the newly established Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) program.

Former Torture Camp Survivors Gather For Citizenship Rights

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 14:29:31 +0000

HOUSTON, TX -- October 4, 2004 -- BPSOS-Houston will be launching a national initiative to help former Vietnamese torture camp survivors become U.S. citizens. The workshop features Dr. Robert Weigl, a Clinical Psychologist, who has developed a manual to guide service agencies and doctors through the process of obtaining disability waivers.

Disability Waiver Manuals Available

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:17:21 +0000

Falls Church, VA – BPSOS has published a training manual for health professionals to use in filling out Form N-648, Medical Certification of Disability Exception.

As amended in 1997, the Immigration Naturalization Act allows medical doctors, clinical psychologists and doctors of osteopathy to evaluate and certify the disability of the applicant seeking an exception from the civics requirement for naturalization.