VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 144035 SIPDIS SIPDIS VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL AUTHORIZATION E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/09/2014 TAGS: VM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI SUBJECT: VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL REF: HO CHI MIN 1015 Classified By: PRM/A Theresa Rusch Reason: 1.4 (B),(D) ¶1. The Department appreciates and accepts Mission's P-1 referral of Truong Van Duc and Nguyen Thanh Minh Tri and their dependents for refugee resettlement consideration. ¶2. Truong Van Duc: Cable states there is an older child not included in the case. If this adult child is unmarried and the last remaining family member in Vietnam, HRS should request DHS/CIS, at the time of the CIS interview, to consider this individual for humanitarian purposes. ¶3. Reftel HCM 1015 Para 8: All Vietnamese who were screened out in Thailand and were repatriated to Vietnam between October 1, 1995 and April 22, 1996 were automatically eligible for ROVR. ICMC/ROVR staff in Vietnam coordinated with UNHCR to contact every returnee to confirm their interest in the ROVR program. ¶4. Refcoord should ensure a copy of reftel is included each applicants file so the adjudicating DHS/CIS officer has all information relevant to this case. RICE