Processing - IV-15V

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NONIMMIGRANT V VISA APPLICANTS

Applicant's Batch Number: ___________________________

This Embassy has received notification from the Department of State of your eligibility to apply for a V visa. You are required to prepare for the visa interview and medical examination by taking the following steps:

Collect the following documents and place a check mark by each collected document to show that you have it in your possession. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY DOCUMENTS WITH THIS FORM. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THE DOCUMENTS TO YOUR VISA INTERVIEW

1. Original receipt notice, form I-797, confirming the approval of a family based second preference petition in your name.
2. Passport, valid for at least six months and endorsed by the issuing authority for travel to the United States. British regular passports meet this consideration.
3. Birth Certificate* showing your date and place of birth and your parents' names. Please note that the so-called British "short form" birth certificate is not acceptable. See also IV15 Supplement 1 for additional information about availability of birth certificates.
4. Adoption Certificate* if applicable, showing date and place of adoption, along with the names of your adoptive parents. This certificate must be issued by a public authority and show that a public record exists of your adoption.
5. Deed Poll, or other legal evidence if applicable, showing your change of name (except by marriage).
6. Marriage Certificate*, for each of your prior marriages.
7. Divorce Decree or Death Certificate*, which prove that all prior marriages have ended.
8. Police Certificate, A separate certificate is usually required from the police of each country in which you have lived for twelve months or more after the age of 16 (the period is six months if country of birth or current residence). This certificate must state whether you have a police record in that country.

9. Court Record, If you have been convicted of any crime in any country, a copy of the court record of each conviction is required, even if you have subsequently benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency such as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
10. Military Record, One certified copy of any military record should be obtained covering periods spent in military service, including wartime or national service.
11. Three Color Photographs. These photographs must have a white background and must be glossy, unretouched, unmounted, and identical. The dimension of facial image should be about 1 inch from chin to the top of the hair; the subject should be shown in 3/4 frontal view showing the right side of face with the right ear clearly visible. No earrings should be worn.
12. Evidence of Support. Please read and follow the directions given in the enclosed form DS-2001 entitled "Evidence which may be Presented to Meet the Public Charge Provisions of the Law." Note that U.S. sponsors must complete I-134 for those applicants who are providing affidavits of support as evidence that they will not become a public charge. Affidavits of support and evidence of prearranged employment must be less than one year old when presented to the consular officer.
13. Translations. All documents not in English must be accompanied by certified translations into English. Translations must be in single copy and certified by a qualified independent translator and sworn to before a Notary Public or Commissioner of Oaths.

All civil documents furnished must be issued by a public authority. Those originating from the United States must have been obtained from a State Vital Statistics Office or a city, county, or other local office. Certified copies of British documents are obtainable from the General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2HH, or from the local registrar's office in the district of registration.

CHILDREN: Each child who is deriving status from the immigrant visa petition filed on your behalf and who will apply with you for a V visa requires the following:

Passport (See item 1 on page 1. Children under the age of 16 can be in the passport of the immigrating parent.)

Birth Certificate (See item 2 on page 1.)

Adoption Certificate (See item 3 on page 1.)

Deed Poll (See item 4 on page 1.)

Police Certificate (See item 7 on page 1. Children over the age of 16 require the same type of police certificates as their parents.)

Court Record (If a child has ever been convicted of any crime, see item 8 on page 1)

Military Record. (See item 9 on page 1.)

Three Color Photographs. (See item 10 on page 1.)

Evidence of Support. (See item 12 above.)

Translations. (See item 13 above.)

Optional Form 156, "Nonimmigrant Visa Application". (Complete one copy for each child, but do not sign the forms.) You will receive the DS-156 with the appointment letter.

Custody Decree. If you are applying for a visa for your children by a previous marriage and if a court has previously restricted your custody of these children, you should present proof that you have been awarded custody by the court for the children and that they may be taken out of the United Kingdom.

You are required to bring to the visa interview your passport and photographs as specified. You are also required to bring with you the original of all other documents, plus one copy. The originals will be returned to you if you furnish a copy of the document.

No assurance can be given in advance that a visa will be issued to you. Only after all your documents have been checked, your medical examination completed, and you have been interviewed by a U.S. consular officer, can a decision be made regarding your eligibility to receive a visa. You should NOT give up your job, sell your property, or make final travel arrangements until you get your visa. In general, the V visa will be a multiple entry visa valid for travel for ten years from the date on which it is issued. In the case of a child, the visa will expire on the child’s twenty-first birthday.

WHEN YOU HAVE COLLECTED ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AS NOTED ABOVE AND HAVE MARKED EACH ITEM WITH A CHECK MARK, IMMEDIATELY COMPLETE THE SECTION BELOW AND SIGN, THEN RETURN ALL PAGES (1, 2, 3) OF THIS FORM TO THE EMBASSY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY DOCUMENTS WITH THIS FORM. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THE DOCUMENTS TO YOUR VISA INTERVIEW.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS ANY TIME AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM, PLEASE INFORM THIS OFFICE PROMPTLY. PLEASE QUOTE YOUR FULL NAME AND DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH WHEN CORRESPONDING WITH THIS OFFICE.

“I hereby certify that I have collected all of the items which I have marked with a check mark and I fully realize that no advance assurance can be given that a visa will actually be issued to me. I also understand that I should NOT give up my job, dispose of property, nor make any  final travel arrangements until a visa is actually issued to me. I hereby request that an appointment be granted to me at the earliest possible date for an interview with a consular officer.”

Date:                       Signature: ______                        _

Full Name in Block Letters        _____                    ___ 

Address _________________________________________________________

Date of travel _____________________

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