FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1975
TEMPORARY OFFICE FOR ENQUIRIES SECTION
OF IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
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THE ENQUIRIES SECTION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ON THE 15TH FLOOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUILDING WILL TEMPORARILY MOVE TO THE 1214 dana STARTING FROM MONDAY (APRIL 14).
DURING THIS PERIOD THE 15TH FLOOR WILL BE FITTED OUT TO PROVIDE A LARGER, PUBLIC WAITING AREA FOR THE ENQUIRIES SECTION, TH. ALIENS SECTION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AND COMMONWEALTH SECTION.
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EL FOUNCING THIS TODAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE ENQUIRIES SECTION PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH A WIDE BANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING GENERAL ENQUIRIES ON PHBRATION MATTERS, FORM DISTRIBUTION AND ADVICE ON FORM FILING.
IN 1974, THE SECTION DEALT WITH 486,233 ENQUIRIES AND DISTRIBUTED 461,547 FORMS OVER THE COUNTERS AND BY POST ON REQUEST,◊ HE SAID.
OF THE ENQUIRIES RECEIVED, A LARGE NUMBER (40,101) WERE RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE.
→ANY PERSON WHO HAS ANY PROBLEMS ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS BUT HAS NO TIME TO CALL IN PERSON CAN ALWAYS PHONE IN TO OBTAIN PROMPT AND APPROPRIATE ADVICE,+ HE SAID.
THE NUMBERS TO CALL WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. THEY ARE: 5-435118, 5-456065 EXT. 236 OR EXT. 200.
THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE SECTION, WHO IS A COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS, CAN ALSO ADMINISTER STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. LAST YEAR, HE HANDLED A TOTAL OF 5,838 OF DECLARATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE USUAL SERVICES WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE SECTION AT ITS TEMPORARY OFFICE ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUILDING, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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