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Post/MRN : SECSTATE WASHDC 163094
DTG : 262133Z AUG 02
Subject : ECA RECALLS FORM IAP-66 IN FAVOR OF FORM DS-2019
Precedence : Routine
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163094
SOURCE: KODAKA.026057
DRAFTED BY: CA/VO/F/P:TWSMITH:TWS -- 08/23/02 202-663-1156
APPROVED BY: CA:CBARRY
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FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS
SPECIAL EMBASSY PROGRAM
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE
AMEMBASSY KABUL
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
UNCLAS STATE 163094
VISAS, FOR CONSULS, ALSO FOR PAO'S
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS, CMGT
SUBJECT: ECA RECALLS FORM IAP-66 IN FAVOR OF FORM DS-2019
REF: STATE 113328
1. AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, FORM DS-2019 WILL REPLACE THE
IAP-66 AS THE OFFICIAL FORM TO BE USED IN THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM. THE
DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
(ECA) IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECALLING ALL FORMS IAP-66 AND
PROVIDING EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM SPONSORS WITH A SUPPLY
OF FORMS DS-2019. ECA HAS NOTIFIED ALL PROGRAM SPONSORS O
THIS CHANGE.
2. THE CUT-OFF DATE FOR THE USE OF THE FORM IAP-66 IS
AUGUST 31, 2002. EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM SPONSORS SHOULD
USE ONLY FORM DS-2019 TO DOCUMENT EXCHANGE VISITORS AFTER
AUGUST 31, 2002. FORMS IAP-66 ISSUED AND DATED PRIOR TO
AUGUST 31 SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BY CONOFFS IN SUPPORT OF VISA
APPLICATIONS.
3. THIS CABLE UPDATES GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN PARA 9 OF
REFTEL. REFTEL REPORTED THAT J-I PROGRAM SPONSORS HAD BEEN
INSTRUCTED TO EXHAUST EXISTING STOCKS OF FORMS IAP-66
BEFORE USING THE NEW DS-2019. THAT INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN
SUPERCEDED, AND CONOFFS SHOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY FORM IAP-66
DATED AND ISSUED AFTER AUGUST 31, 2002 IN SUPPORT OF A VISA
APPLICATION.
4. FORM DS-2019 WILL EXIST IN TWO FORMATS UNTIL JANUARY
30, 2003, WHEN SEVIS PARTICIPATION BECOMES MANDATORY:
THE PAPER FORM DS-2019 IS A 4-PAGE COLOR-CODED (YELLOW,
WHITE, PINK, AND GREEN) DOCUMENT. THE CONTENT OF THE FORM
IS IDENTICAL TO THE FORM IAP-66. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE: 1) THE FORM REFLECTS THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE RATHER THAN THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY;
2) THE LETTER PREFIX IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF EACH
FORM IS "G"; AND 3) THE ORDER OF THE COLORS HAS BEEN
SWITCHED WITH THE YELLOW COPY ON TOP, FOLLOWED BY THE
WHITE, PINK AND GREEN COPIES. THE HANDLING OF THE NON-
SEVIS VERSION OF THE DS-2019 IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY
THE FORM IAP-66 IS HANDLED TODAY, THE WHITE COPY IS FOR THE
INS, THE YELLOW IS FOR THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PINK IS FOR
THE J-1 VISITOR.
THE ELECTRONIC FORM DS-2019 THAT WILL BE USED IN SEVIS:
THIS IS A ONE-PAGE DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS A TWO-DIMENSIONAL
(2D) BAR CODE IN THE TOP, RIGHT HAND CORNER. DEPENDENTS
WILL EACH HAVE THEIR OWN SEVIS FORM DS-2019. THE FORM
DIFFERENTIATES THE J-1 PARTICIPANT AND THE J-2 DEPENDENT BY
INDICATING THE APPROPRIATE STATUS (J-1 OR J-2) ABOVE THE
BAR CODE. THE FORM ISSUED TO THE J-2 WILL INCLUDE THE NAME
OF THE J-1 PRIMARY.
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
POWELL
UNCLASSIFIED
