Applying for an Immigrant Visa: Required Supporting Docs

An appointment package is sent to the agent or the applicant. (See note below.) The appointment package gives the applicant an interview date and tells you the specific requirements of the visa. It includes instructions on where to go to have the required medical examination. During the interview process, an ink-free, digital fingerprint scan will be taken. Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant’s interview by a Consular Officer.

 In general, the following is required:

• Passport(s) valid for six months beyond the intended date of entry into the United States
• Birth certificate
• Divorce or death certificate of any previous spouse
• Marriage certificate
• Police certificate from all places lived since age 16
• Medical examination
• Evidence of financial support. A completed  Form I-864 Affidavit of Support from petitioner/ sponsor is required.
• Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Form DS-230, both Part I and Part II
• Two immigrant visa photos
• Proof of the marriage and the husband/wife relationship
• Payment of immigrant processing fees, as explained below

An applicant may bring marriage photographs and other proof that the marriage is genuine. Documents in foreign languages should be translated. The consular officer may ask for more information. Take clear, legible photocopies of civil documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, to the immigrant visa interview. Original documents can then be returned to you.

 Note: The National Visa Center sends appointment packages to the agent for applicants in certain countries when the petitions are filed in the United States. The embassy or consulate sends appointment packages to applicants in all other countries. It also sends appointment packages to all applicants whose petitions are already at the embassy or consulate.

If you need assistance bringing over your foreign spouse to the U.S., please speak with an immigration attorney at 626-771-1078 or visit us at www.myfianceevisa.com

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