Rule 546-1-.01 - Initial Licensure1) A person shall not provide immigration assistance in this state without holding a license issued pursuant to these rules as an immigration assistance provider.2) No person shall be granted a license as an immigration assistance provider unless such person: a) Is 18 years of age or older;b) Is a United States citizen or holds a valid legal immigration status pursuant to federal law;c) Provides a criminal background report and, within the five-year period preceding the date of the application, has no criminal convictions, other than traffic violations; andd) Completes and submits an application;3) Any person desiring to be licensed as an immigration assistance provider shall file an application for such license along with the fee provided for in the fee schedule. All original and subsequent applications must be submitted on the approved form and the applicant must also provide: a) The name and address of the applicant or the name under which he or she intends to conduct business and, if the applicant is a partnership or limited liability company, the name and residence address of each member thereof and the name under which the partnership or limited liability company business is to be conducted and, if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of each of its principal officers;b) The place or places, including the city with the street and street number, if any, where the business is to be conducted;c) Authorization to perform a criminal background check;d) $5,000.00 Performance Bond (Form IP200);e) An affidavit of citizenship;f) A secure and verifiable document; andg) If an applicant intends to provide services that shall require him or her to control the legal funds of a client seeking immigration assistance, provides a financial statement for the current fiscal year. Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 546-1-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-20A-3, 43-20A-4.
Original Rule entitled "Initial Licensure" adopted. F. Sep. 3, 2020; eff. Sept. 23, 2020.