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The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (Subtitle D of Title VIII (Sections 831–834) of United States Public Law 109–162), or IMBRA, codified at , is a United States federal statute that requires background checks for all marriage visa sponsors and limits serial visa applications. Additionally, the law requires background ...
In response to concerns about domestic violence, Congress passed the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act in 2005. The act requires that persons granted a K visa be given a brochure detailing the rights and protections for foreign spouses in the United States, and requires that American petitioners who have been convicted of certain ...
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act: Pub. L. 109–162 (text) 2006 Secure Fence Act of 2006: Authorized the construction of fencing along the Mexico–United States border. Pub. L. 109–367 (text) 2006 Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005 Reauthorized the H-1C visa program through 2009.
On 6 January 2006, President George W. Bush signed the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) as part of the Violence Against Women Act. [105] In enacting IMBRA, Congress was responding to claims by the Tahirih Justice Center (TJC), a woman's advocacy group, that mail-order brides were susceptible to domestic abuse because they ...
Most of the current legislation in the United States surrounding international marriage brokers (IMBs) or Mail-order brides began in 1990 and was superseded multiple times, most recently in the 2005 International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA).
In a recorded phone conversation, Klein said, Georgetown’s postmaster told his investigator, who was posing as a potential buyer of his house, that the “big fight” with the neighbor on the ...
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International Marriage Broker Regulation Act; K. K-1 visa; R. Racial Integrity Act of 1924; Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States; S.