Immigrant Visa Required Documents

Please select your appropriate petition/visa category and then select the corresponding link for information on required documents for your case.

Applications for Immediate Family Members of American Citizens (Spouse, Unmarried Child Under 21, Parent)
Petition Type: I-130 / Visa Type: IR1, CR1, IR2, CR2, IR5

• I-130 Petition and Instructions available at http://www.uscis.gov (Home > Immigration Forms > I-130)
• Required Documents for IR/CR Immigrant Visa Interview

Applications for Fiance(e) of American Citizens (also used for spouse and unmarried child under 21 of American citizen whose I-130 approval is pending)
Petition Type: I-129F / Visa Type: K-1, K-3

• I-129F Petition and Instructions available at http://www.uscis.gov (Home > Immigration Forms > I-129F)
• Required Documents for K1/K3 Non-Immigrant Visa Interview

Applications for Spouses of LPRs and Extended Family members (Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens, Unmarried Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents, Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens, Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens)
Petition Type: I-130 / Visa Type: F1, F2, F3 ,F4

• I-130 Petition and Instructions available at http://www.uscis.gov (Home > Immigration Forms > I-130)
• Required Documents for F Immigrant Visa Interview

Applications for Asylee/Refugee Follow-to-Join Applicants
Petition Type: I-730 / Visa Type: YY, ZZ

• I-730 Petition and Instructions available at http://www.uscis.gov (Home > Immigration Forms > I-730)
• Required Documents for YY and ZZ Visa Interview

Applications for Employment Visas
Petition Type: I-140 / Visa Type: E-1/2/3

• I-140 Petition and Instructions available at http://www.uscis.gov (Home > Immigration Forms > I-140)
• Required Documents for E Immigrant Visa Interview

Applications for Diversity Visas
Petition Type: Not Applicable / Visa Type: DV

• Diversity Lottery information available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html
• Required Documents for DV Immigrant Visa Interview

Certified Vs. Notarized Translations

For all required documents, you must present the original document, a true copy, and an English translation. Original documents are not required if you have already sent these documents to the State Department´s National Visa Center or Kentucky Consular Center. The NVC and KCC will send all your original documents to the Consular Section with your case file. If your original documents are not in Armenian or Russian, you must present a notarized English translation of the document. If your original documents are in Armenian or Russian, then you must present only a certified translation from the translator. A certified translation includes a signed statement from the translator that certifies that the translation is true and complete, and that the translator is competent to complete the translation.

Country Specific Document Information

Depending on your situation, you may be required to obtain documents (a police certificate or birth certificate, for example) from countries where you have lived in the past. The State Department maintains information for every country on what documents are available, and how to obtain them. For further information, please see the Country Specific Document Information for your required country at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3272.html.

Medical Exams

All applicants for immigrant visas must pass a medical examination done by one of the Embassy´s approved panel physicians. The list of panel physicians contains information on how to set up an appointment and the cost of the examination.