Immigrant ID Card for Non-Quota Immigration Visa - 1928
1928 Immigrant ID Card issued by the US Department of Labor for a Non-Quota Immigration Visa to a Peruvian refugee, Jose Mario Farban of Lima, Peru.GGA Image ID # 1fbb8b1567
Immigrant Identification Card
United States Department of Labor
- Surname: Faspan
- Given Name: Jose Mario
- Country of Birth: Peru
- Date of Birth: 13 February 1903
- Nationality: Peruvian
- Color of Eyes: Brown
- Port of Arrival: New York
- Ship: Eassqubs? Illegible
- Date Admitted: 28 August 1928
- Status of Admission: Illegible
- Immigrant Signature: Joseph M. B. Faspan (Last name difficult to decipher)
- Immigrant Inspector: G. B. Travis
Reverse Side of Immigrant Identification Card for Non-Quota Immigration Visa - 1928. GGA Image ID # 1fbbb7f1b4
Original
Department of State of the United States of America
American Consulate at Callao-Lima, Peru
July 26, 1928
This card is issued for the Identification of the person whose name appears on the reverse side as the bearer of Non Quota Immigration Visa No. 20 Issued by this Consulate.
This Card is Not Transferable and will not be valid until duly signed by an Immigrant Inspector at a Port of Entry to the United States.
290321
/s/ Samuel Roberts, Consul of the U.S.A.
Note: After 1928, all immigrants admitted with a visa were issued an Immigrant Identification Card with a Photograph of the Immigrant such as you see in the above document from the Archives.
For Additional Information:
- U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Immigration, 30 June 1928. Beginning on 1 July, a so-called immigrant identification card will be issued.
- U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Immigration, 18 July 1928, General Order No. 110, Subject: "Immigrant" Identification Cards.
Information about Document
- Title: Immigrant Identification Card
- Issued By: U.S. Department of Labor / Department of State
- Dimensions: 12.6 x 7.5 cm