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Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien RegistrationBackgroundWho completesthe formCompleting theformsQuestionsThe forms attached contain questions regarding specific biographical information required forthe immigrant visa.Each family member that is eligible to travel to the United States with you under this visaclassification is required to complete the DS-230 Part-I and the required forms. This wouldinclude any unmarried children under the age of 21.Please fill out the DS-230 Part-I completely. If a question does not apply to you then you mustmark it with a N/A.Please read carefully the “Application for Visa” [Instructions to: DS-156 (print 2 copies); DS-156K; DS-157 and FS-257a] attached to this letter. Fill these forms out completely even if theysay in the title “non-immigrant visa forms”. Do not sign them now; you will have to do it beforethe Consular Officer at the interview.A copy of each of these forms is included with this packet of information.If you have any questions on completing the forms, please contact the Immigrant Visa Unit atthe American Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro. The address for United States Consulateis listed on the cover letter of this instruction packet. Fiancé (e) visa interviews in Brazil areconducted only at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro.Documents You Need to ObtainDocumentrequirementsBirthcertificatesPlease obtain the original documents or certified copies (along with one simple copy)from an appropriate authority for yourself and each family member who will accompany you tothe United States. All documents listed in these instructions that pertain to your petition arerequired again, even if they were previously submitted to the DHS with your petition.Obtain the original or certified copy, of the birth record of each family member (yourself, yourspouse, and all unmarried children under the age of 21). Divorced or widowed applicantsshould bring their birth certificates in addition to documents relating to their divorceand/or widowed status. If you or any of your children were adopted, you must also submit acertified copy of the final adoption decree.The certificate must contain the:Person’s date of birth;Person’s place of birth;Names of both parents, andAnnotation by the appropriate authority indicating that it is an extract from the officialrecordsInst. Fiancé (e)2
UnobtainablebirthcertificatesYour birth record may not be obtainable. Some reasons are listed below.Your birth was never officially recorded.Your birth records have been destroyed.The appropriate government authority will not issue one.Please obtain a certified statement from the appropriate government authority stating thereason your birth record is not available. With the certified statement you must obtainsecondary evidence. For example:A baptismal certificate that contains the date and place of birth and both parent’s namesproviding the baptism took place shortly after birthAn adoption decree for an adopted child, orAn affidavit from a close relative, preferably the applicant’s mother, stating the date andplace of birth, both parent’s names, and the mother’s maiden name. The affidavit must benotarized.Note: An affidavit must be executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations.Information regarding the procedures for obtaining birth certificates is usually available fromthe embassy or consulate of the country concerned.Termination ofprior marriagesMilitary recordsApplicants who have been previously married must obtain evidence of the termination ofEACH prior marriage. Evidence must be in the form of original documents issued by acompetent authority, or certified copies bearing the appropriate seal or stamp of the issuingauthority.Acceptable evidence is a:FINAL Divorce Decree;Death Certificate orAnnulment.Note: If your American fiancé (e) has already been married before, please provide an originaland a simple copy of the evidence of the termination of each of his/her prior marriage.Persons who have served in the military forces of any country must obtain one copy of themilitary record or registration if available.Brazilians over 46 (forty-six) years old are no longer required to bring this document.Military records from certain countries are unavailable. More specific information is availablefrom the Immigrant Visa Unit at the United States Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro.Inst. Fiancé (e)3
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