This subchapter concerns loan assistance to destitute travelers and U. This subchapter provides guidance on:. Consular officers can assist destitute U. CA may at its discretion, but is not required to, provide a repatriation loan to an eligible U.
Financial assistance under the repatriation loan program is on a reimbursable basis only. See 7 FAM for a discussion about loans for unaccompanied minors. See 7 FAM Sections See 7 FAM Inter-agency coordination: Repatriation cases often require coordination with other federal and state agencies.
They also tend to evolve from a straightforward destitute situation into more complex scenarios that require greater support and documentation. NOTE: At the discretion of the consular officer, the subsistence aspect of a repatriation loan may be provided in the form of a room and meals at a less-costly hostel or by direct disbursement to the applicant; subsistence funds cannot be used to pay for nonessentials such as tobacco or alcohol.
Subsistence is defined as the minimum necessary for clean, simple lodging plus adequate food. The consular officer may designate the hotel or lodging and meal plan consistent with this definition.
Your destitute U. The family could include small children in need of diapers, etc. Transportation expenditures are limited to the minimum cost to transport the applicant and accompanying dependents to the United States, and to travel within the United States to an airport beyond the port of entry, under the following limitations:. Repatriation funds can be used to purchase tickets to the United States, but not from the United States;.
