Key Dates: |
| January 1980 | : | Orderly Departure Program (ODP) established |
| December 1987 | : | Amerasian Homecoming Act signed into law |
| July 30, 1989 | : | The U.S. and Vietnam sign a Joint Agreement on the resettlement in the U.S. of released re-education camp detainees and their close family members |
| September 30, 1994 | : | Registration deadline for all ODP subprograms (exception: Montagnard re-education camp detainees had an extended deadline of June 30, 1997) |
| June 30, 1996 | : | Deadline for registration for Resettlement Opportunity for Vietnamese Returnees (ROVR) consideration |
| January 1999 | : | USG authorizes resumption of processing of former U.S. Government employees |
| July 1999 | : | Consulate General HCMC begins processing Immigrant Visas |
| September 30, 1999 | : | ODP closed, Refugee Resettlement Section (RRS) established to complete processing of ODP caseload. |
| April-May 2002 | : | INS team interviews 654 residual cases of former U.S. Government employees. |
| December 8, 2004 | : | The McCain Amendment extension is signed into law as part of H.R. 4818 |
| September 30, 2005 | : | McCain Amendment expires |
November 14, 2005 | : | The McCain Amendment extension is signed into law as part of H.R. 3320 |
| November 15, 2005 | : | Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) is announced by the governments of the United States and Vietnam |
December 1, 2006 | : | Refugee Resettlement Section changes its name to Humanitarian Resettlement Section (HRS) |
September 30, 2007 | : | McCain Amendment expires |
| December 17, 2007 | : | The McCain Amendment extension is signed into law as part of H.R. 2764 |
June 25, 2008 | : | Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) Process expires |
Consul General
Offices/Sections
Consular Section
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Foreign Agriculture Service
Foreign Commercial Service
Public Affairs Section
Humanitarian Resettlement Section
The McCain Program
Humanitarian Resettlement
