DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

U.S. Department of State

OMB APPROVAL NO. 1405-0015
EXPIRES: 09/30/2010
ESTIMATED BURDEN: 1 HOUR*
(See Page 2)

APPLICATION FOR
IMMIGRANT VISA AND
ALIEN REGISTRATION

PART I - BIOGRAPHIC DATA
Instructions: Complete one copy of this form for yourself and each member of your family, regardless of age, who will immigrate with you. Please
print or type your answers to all questions. Mark questions that are Not Applicable with "N/A". If there is insufficient room on the form, answer on a
separate sheet using the same numbers that appear on the form. Attach any additional sheets to this form.
Warning: Any false statement or concealment of a material fact may result in your permanent exclusion from the United States.
This form (DS-230 Part I) is the first of two parts. This part, together with Form DS-230 Part II, constitutes the complete Application for
Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration.
First Name

1. Family Name

Middle Name

2. Other Names Used or Aliases (If married woman, give maiden name)
3. Full Name in Native Alphabet (If Roman letters not used)
4. Date of Birth (mm-dd-yyyy)

5. Age

6. Place of Birth (City or town)

7. Nationality (If dual national,
give both)

8. Gender

9. Marital Status

Female
Male

Single (Never married)

(Province)

Married

(Country)

Widowed

Including my present marriage, I have been married

Divorced

Separated

times.

10. Permanent address in the United States where you intend to live, if
known (street address including ZIP code). Include the name of a person
who currently lives there.

11. Address in the United States where you want your Permanent
Resident Card (Green Card) mailed, if different from address in item #10
(include the name of a person who currently lives there).

Telephone number
12. Your Present Occupation

Telephone number
13. Present Address (Street Address) (City or Town) (Province) (Country)

Telephone Number (Home)
14. Name of Spouse (Maiden or family name)

First Name

Office
Middle Name

Date (mm-dd-yyyy) and Place of Birth of Spouse
Address of Spouse (If different from your own)

Spouse's Occupation
Date of Marriage (mm-dd-yyyy)
First Name

15. Father's Family Name
16. Father's Date of Birth
(mm-dd-yyyy)

Place of Birth

17. Mother's Family Name at Birth
18. Mother's Date of Birth
(mm-dd-yyyy)

DS-230 Part I
01-2008

Current Address

First Name
Place of Birth

Middle Name
If Deceased, Give Year
of Death
Middle Name

Current Address

This Form May be Obtained Free at Consular Offices of the United States of America
Previous Editions Obsolete

If Deceased, Give Year
of Death

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19. List Names, Dates and Places of Birth, and Addresses of ALL Children.
NAME

DATE (mm-dd-yyyy)

PLACE OF BIRTH

ADDRESS (If different from your own)

20. List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16, including places in your country of nationality. Begin
with your present residence.
CITY OR TOWN

PROVINCE

COUNTRY

FROM/TO (mm-yyyy)

21a. Person(s) named in 14 and 19 who will accompany you to the United States now.
21b. Person(s) named in 14 and 19 who will follow you to the United States at a later date.
22. List below all employment for the last ten years.
EMPLOYER

JOB TITLE

LOCATION

FROM/TO (mm-yyyy)

In what occupation do you intend to work in the United States?
23. List below all educational institutions attended.
SCHOOL AND LOCATION

FROM/TO (mm-yyyy)

COURSE OF STUDY

DEGREE OR DIPLOMA

Languages spoken or read:
Professional associations to which you belong:
24. Previous Military Service

Yes

No

Branch:

Dates (mm-dd-yyyy) of Service:

Rank/Position:

Military Speciality/Occupation:

25. List dates of all previous visits to or residence in the United States. (If never, write "never") Give type of visa status, if known. Give DHS "A"
number if any.
FROM/TO (mm-yyyy)

LOCATION

TYPE OF VISA

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT

"A" NO. (If known)

DATE (mm-dd-yyyy)
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Statements

The information asked for on this form is requested pursuant to Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The U.S. Department of State uses the facts you
provide on this form primarily to determine your classification and eligibility for a U.S. immigrant visa. Individuals who fail to submit this form or who do not provide
all the requested information may be denied a U.S. immigrant visa. If you are issued an immigrant visa and are subsequently admitted to the United States as an
immigrant, the Department of Homeland Security will use the information on this form to issue you a Permanent Resident Card, and, if you so indicate, the Social
Security Administration will use the information to issue you a social security number and card.
*Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including time required for searching existing data sources,
gathering the necessary data, providing the information required, and reviewing the final collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320 5(b), persons are not required to
respond to the collection of this information unless this form displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments on the accuracy of this estimate of the
burden and recommendations for reducing it to: U.S. Department of State (A/ISS/DIR) Washington, DC 20520.

DS-230 Part I

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U.S. Department of State

APPLICATION FOR IMMIGRANT VISA AND
ALIEN REGISTRATION

OMB APPROVAL NO. 1405-0015
EXPIRES: 09/30/2010
ESTIMATED BURDEN: 1 HOUR*

PART II - SWORN STATEMENT

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete one copy of this form for yourself and each member of your family, regardless of age, who will
immigrate with you. Please print or type your answers to all questions. Mark questions that are Not Applicable with "N/A". If
there is insufficient room on the form, answer on a separate sheet using the same numbers that appear on the form. Attach any
additional sheets to this form. The fee should be paid in United States dollars or local currency equivalent, or by bank draft.
WARNING: Any false statement or concealment of a material fact may result in your permanent exclusion from the United States.
Even if you are issued an immigrant visa and are subsequently admitted to the United States, providing false information on this
form could be grounds for your prosecution and/or deportation.
This form (DS-230 PART II), together with Form DS-230 PART I, constitutes the complete Application for Immigrant Visa and
Alien Registration.
26. Family Name

First Name

Middle Name

27. Other Names Used or Aliases (If married woman, give maiden name)

28. Full Name in Native Alphabet (If Roman letters not used)

29. Name and Address of Petitioner

Telephone number:
30. United States laws governing the issuance of visas require each applicant to state whether or not he or she is a member of any class of
individuals excluded from admission into the United States. The excludable classes are described below in general terms. You should read
carefully the following list and answer YES or NO to each category. The answers you give will assist the consular officer to reach a decision
on your eligibility to receive a visa.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, ALIENS WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A VISA.
DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES APPLY TO YOU?
a. An alien who has a communicable disease of public health significance; who has failed to present documentation of having
received vaccinations in accordance with U.S. law; who has or has had a physical or mental disorder that poses or is likely
to pose a threat to the safety or welfare of the alien or others; or who is a drug abuser or addict.

Yes

No

b. An alien convicted of, or who admits having committed, a crime involving moral turpitude or violation of any law relating
to a controlled substance or who is the spouse, son or daughter of such a trafficker who knowingly has benefited from the
trafficking activities in the past five years; who has been convicted of 2 or more offenses for which the aggregate
sentences were 5 years or more; who is coming to the United States to engage in prostitution or commercialized vice or
who has engaged in prostitution or procuring within the past 10 years; who is or has been an illicit trafficker in any
controlled substance; who has committed a serious criminal offense in the United States and who has asserted immunity
from prosecution; who, while serving as a foreign government official, was responsible for or directly carried out particularly
severe violations of religious freedom; or whom the President has identified as a person who plays a significant role in a
severe form of trafficking in persons, who otherwise has knowingly aided, abetted, assisted or colluded with such a
trafficker in severe forms of trafficking in persons, or who is the spouse, son or daughter of such a trafficker who knowingly
has benefited from the trafficking activities within the past five years.

Yes

No

c. An alien who seeks to enter the United States to engage in espionage, sabotage, export control violations, terrorist
activities, the overthrow of the Government of the United States or other unlawful activity; who is a member of or
affiliated with the Communist or other totalitarian party; who participated, engaged or ordered genocide, torture, or
extrajudicial killings; or who is a member or representative of a terrorist organization as currently designated by the U.S.
Secretary of State.
d. An alien who is likely to become a public charge.

Yes

No

Yes

No

e. An alien who seeks to enter for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor who has not been certified by the
Secretary of Labor; who is a graduate of a foreign medical school seeking to perform medical services who has not passed
the NBME exam or its equivalent; or who is a health care worker seeking to perform such work without a certificate from
the CGFNS or from an equivalent approved independent credentialing organization.

Yes

No

f. An alien who failed to attend a hearing on deportation or inadmissibility within the last 5 years; who seeks or has sought a
visa, entry into the United States, or any immigration benefit by fraud or misrepresentation; who knowingly assisted any
other alien to enter or try to enter the United States in violation of law; who, after November 30, 1996, attended in
student (F) visa status a U.S. public elementary school or who attended a U.S. public secondary school without
reimbursing the school; or who is subject to a civil penalty under INA 274C.

Yes

No

Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Statements
The information asked for on this form is requested pursuant to Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The U.S. Department of State uses the facts you
provide on this form primarily to determine your classification and eligibility for a U.S. immigrant visa. Individuals who fail to submit this form or who do not provide
all the requested information may be denied a U.S. immigrant visa. If you are issued an immigrant visa and are subsequently admitted to the United States as an
immigrant, the Department of Homeland Security will use the information on this form to issue you a Permanent Resident Card, and, if you so indicate, the Social
Security Administration will use the information to issue you a social security number and card.
*Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including time required for searching existing data sources,
gathering the necessary data, providing the information required, and reviewing the final collection. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320 5(b), persons are not required to
respond to the collection of this information unless this form displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments on the accuracy of this estimate of the
burden and recommendations for reducing it to: U.S. Department of State (A/ISS/DIR) Washington, DC 20520.

DS-230 Part II

PREVIOUS EDITIONS OBSOLETE

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g. An alien who is permanently ineligible for U.S. citizenship; or who departed the United States to evade military service in

time of war.
h. An alien who was previously ordered removed within the last 5 years or ordered removed a second time within the last
20 years; who was previously unlawfully present and ordered removed within the last 10 years or ordered removed a
second time within the last 20 years; who was convicted of an aggravated felony and ordered removed; who was
previously unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days but less than one year who voluntarily
departed within the last 3 years; or who was unlawfully present for more than one year or an aggregate of one year
within the last 10 years.
i. An alien who is coming to the United States to practice polygamy; who withholds custody of a U.S. citizen child outside
the United States from a person granted legal custody by a U.S. court or intentionally assists another person to do so;
who has voted in the United States in violation of any law or regulation; or who renounced U.S. citizenship to avoid
taxation.
j. An alien who is a former exchange visitor who has not fulfilled the 2-year foreign residence requirement.

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

k. An alien determined by the Attorney General to have knowingly made a frivolous application for asylum.

Yes

No

l. An alien who has ordered, carried out or materially assisted in extrajudicial and political killings and other acts of violence

Yes

No

31. Have you ever been charged, arrested or convicted of any offense or crime?
(If answer is Yes, please explain)

Yes

No

32. Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?
(If answer is Yes, please explain)

Yes

No

against the Haitian people; who has directly or indirectly assisted or supported any of the groups in Colombia known as
FARC, ELN, or AUC; who through abuse of a governmental or political position has converted for personal gain,
confiscated or expropriated property in Cuba, a claim to which is owned by a national of the United States, has trafficked
in such property or has been complicit in such conversion, has committed similar acts in another country, or is the spouse,
minor child or agent of an alien who has committed such acts; who has been directly involved in the establishment or
enforcement of population controls forcing a woman to undergo an abortion against her free choice or a man or a woman
to undergo sterilization against his or her free choice; or who has disclosed or trafficked in confidential U.S. business
information obtained in connection with U.S. participation in the Chemical Weapons Convention or is the spouse, minor
child or agent of such a person.

33a. Have you ever applied for a Social Security Number (SSN)?
Yes

No

Give the number

Do you want the Social Security Administration to assign you an SSN (and
issue a card) or issue you a new card (if you have an SSN)? You must
answer "Yes" to this question and to the "Consent To Disclosure" in order
to receive an SSN and/or card.
Yes
No

33b. CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE: I authorize disclosure of
information from this form to the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), such other U.S.
Government agencies as may be required for the purpose of assigning
me an SSN and issuing me a Social Security card, and I authorize the
SSA to share my SSN with the INS.
Yes
No
The applicant's response does not limit or restrict the Government's
ability to obtain his or her SSN, or other information on this form, for
enforcement or other purposes as authorized by law.

No
34. WERE YOU ASSISTED IN COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION?
Yes
(If answer is Yes, give name and address of person assisting you, indicating whether relative, friend, travel agent, attorney, or other)

DO NOT WRITE BELOW THE FOLLOWING LINE
The consular officer will assist you in answering item 35.
DO NOT SIGN this form until instructed to do so by the consular officer
35. I claim to be:
A Family-Sponsored Immigrant
An Employment-Based Immigrant

I derive foreign state chargeability
under Sec. 202(b) through my

Preference:
Numerical limitation:
(foreign state)

A Diversity Immigrant
A Special Category (Specify)
(Returning resident, Hong Kong, Tibetan, Private Legislation, etc.)

I understand that I am required to surrender my visa to the United States Immigration Officer at the place where I apply to enter the United States, and that the
possession of a visa does not entitle me to enter the United States if at that time I am found to be inadmissible under the immigration laws.
I understand that any willfully false or misleading statement or willful concealment of a material fact made by me herein may subject me to permanent exclusion
from the United States and, if I am admitted to the United States, may subject me to criminal prosecution and/or deportation.
I, the undersigned applicant for a United States immigrant visa, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that all statements which appear in this application, consisting of
Form DS-230 Part I and Part II combined, have been made by me, including the answers to items 1 through 35 inclusive, and that they are true and complete to the
best of my knowledge and belief. I do further swear (or affirm) that, if admitted into the United States, I will not engage in activities which would be prejudical to the
public interest, or endanger the welfare, safety, or security of the United States; in activities which would be prohibited by the laws of the United States relating to
espionage, sabotage, public disorder, or in other activities subversive to the national security; in any activity a purpose of which is the opposition to or the control, or
overthrow of, the Government of the United States, by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means.
I understand that completion of this form by persons required by law to register with the Selective Service System (males 18 through 25 years of age) constitutes
such registration in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act.
I understand all the foregoing statements, having asked for and obtained an explanation on every point which was not clear to me.
Signature of Applicant
Subscribed and sworn to before me this

day of

at:
Consular Officer

DS-230 Part II

THIS FORM MAY BE OBTAINED FREE AT CONSULAR OFFICES OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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