Form DS-0234 Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration

OMB APPROVAL NO. 1405-0015
EXPIRES: xx/xx/xxxx
ESTIMATED BURDEN: 20 MIN.

SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA BIODATA FORM
Special immigrant visa applicants who qualify for and request resettlement assistance from the Department of State
must complete this form for each family member and submit it via email as a scanned attachment to the National Visa
Center at [email protected] .
A. CASE INFORMATION (To be completed by NVC)
NVC Case Number

Assigned Post

Post POC Information

B. CASE MEMBER
1. Case Size (Yourself plus family
members traveling with you)

2. Are you the principal applicant (PA)? 3. If not, what is your relationship to the
PA? (Husband, wife, son, daughter)
Yes

No

4. Name as it Appears on your Passport (Last, First, Middle)

5. Sex
Male

Female

6. Marital Status

7. Date of Birth (mm-dd-yyyy)

8. Place of Birth (City, Country)

9. Nationality

10. Ethnicity

11. Religion

12. Physical Address

13. Phone Number(s)

14. Email

15. Last Occupation/Skill

16. Education Level/Field of Study

17. Native Language

18. Other Language(s)

19. English Speaking Ability
(Good, Some, None)

DS-0234
xx-xxxx

20. Health Problems (Condition, Treatment, Urgency, Comments)

Submit one copy of the Special Immigrant Visa Biodata form for each family member.
Send completed form(s) to the National Visa Center as an email attachment at [email protected] .

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C. CROSS REFERENCE
21. Do you have other immediate family members being processed on their own special immigrant visas?
Yes

No

22. If yes, do you wish to be resettled in the same city in the United States? If yes, please provide family's name,
relationship to you and their special immigrant visa case number.
Yes

No

D. U.S. TIES
23. Do you have family members already residing in the United States? If yes, please provide family information below.
It may be possible to be resettled near them.
Yes

No

25. Birth Date (mm-dd-yyyy)
(If known)

24. U.S. Relative's Name (Last, First, Middle)

26. Address

27. Phone Number

28. Relationship to You

29. Email Address

E. COMMENTS

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 20 minutes per response, including time
required for searching existing data sources, gathering the necessary documentation, providing the information and/or
documents required, and reviewing the final collection. You do not have to supply this information unless this collection
displays a currently valid OMB control number. If you have comments on the accuracy of this burden estimate and/or
recommendations for reducing it, please send them to: U.S. Department of State, A/ISS/DIR, 1800 G St. NW,
Washington, DC 20520.
DS-0234
xx-xxxx

Submit one copy of the Special Immigrant Visa Biodata form for each family member.
Send completed form(s) to the National Visa Center as an email attachment at [email protected] .

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