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Can I collect visa numbers from participants in California? What are the requirements?

Based on the documents provided, there are no explicit requirements for collecting visa numbers from participants in California. However, there are some regulations that may be relevant to your situation.

If you are an immigration consultant, you must provide a written contract that includes all provisions relating to the services to be performed, the cost of each service, and a statement that the immigration consultant is not an attorney and may not perform the legal services that an attorney performs [3.1]. You must also file a bond of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) executed by a corporate surety admitted to do business in California and conditioned upon compliance with the law. You must also file a disclosure form with the Secretary of State that contains information such as your name, date of birth, residence address, business address, residence telephone number, and business telephone number [3.2].

Additionally, California law enforcement agencies are prohibited from using agency or department moneys or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes, including inquiring into an individual’s immigration status [2.1].

If you are an organization required by the provisions of the California Uniform Supervision of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations Act of 1994, you must register with the Attorney General’s Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization by filing Form ISEVPO-1, the registration form prescribed by the Attorney General, with the Registry at the address set forth in section 351 [1.3].

In summary, there are no explicit requirements for collecting visa numbers from participants in California. However, if you are an immigration consultant, you must comply with the regulations outlined in [3.1] and [3.2]. Additionally, California law enforcement agencies are prohibited from inquiring into an individual’s immigration status [2.1]. If you are an organization required by the provisions of the California Uniform Supervision of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations Act of 1994, you must register with the Attorney General’s Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organization [1.3].

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