DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

U.S. Department of State

OMB APPROVAL NO. 1405-0015
EXPIRES: 02/29/2012
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)

(Country)

(Province)

Married

Widowed

Including my present marriage, I have been married

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.

Divorced

Separated

times.

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

Telephone number
12. Present Occupation

Telephone Number (Home) Telephone Number (Office) Email Address
14. Spouse's Maiden or Family Name

First Name

Middle Name

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

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

19. Father's Family Name
20. Father's Date of Birth
(mm-dd-yyyy)

21. Place of Birth

25. Mother's Date of Birth
(mm-dd-yyyy)

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22. Current Address

First Name

24. Mother's Family Name at Birth
26. Place of Birth

Middle Name
23. If Deceased, Give
Year of Death
Middle Name

27. Current Address

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28. If Deceased, Give
Year of Death

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29. List Names, Dates and Places of Birth, and Addresses of ALL Children.
Name

Date (mm-dd-yyyy)

Address (If different from your own)

Place of Birth

30. 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

From/To (mm-yyyy) or "Present"

Country

31a. Person(s) named in 14 and 29 who will accompany you to the United States now.
31b. Person(s) named in 14 and 29 who will follow you to the United States at a later date.
32. List below all employment for the last ten years.
From/To (mm-yyyy) or "Present"

Job Title

Location

Employer

In what occupation do you intend to work in the United States?
33. List below all educational institutions attended.
From/To (mm-yyyy)

School and Location

Course of Study

Degree or Diploma

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

Yes

No

Branch

Dates of Service (mm-dd-yyyy)

Rank/Position

Military Speciality/Occupation

35. 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" Number (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 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: A/GIS/DIR, Room 2400 SA-22, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-2202

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: 02/29/2012
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.
36. Family Name
First Name
Middle Name
37. Other Names Used or Aliases (If married woman, give maiden name)
38. Full Name in Native Alphabet (If Roman letters not used)
39. Name and Address of Petitioner

Telephone number
Email Address

40. 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.

Yes

No

d. An alien who is likely to become a public charge.

Yes
Yes

No
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.
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.
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 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: A/GIS/DIR, Room 2400 SA-22, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-2202

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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.

Yes

No

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

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

k. An alien determined by the Attorney General to have knowingly made a frivolous application for asylum.
l. An alien who has ordered, carried out or materially assisted in extrajudicial and political killings and other acts of
violence 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; 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; or who has ever engaged in the recruitment of or the use
of child solders.
41. Have you ever been charged, arrested or convicted of any offense or crime? (If answer is Yes, please explain)

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

43a. Have you ever applied for a Social Security Number (SSN)?
Yes
No
Do you want the Social
Give the number
Security Administration to
Would you like to receive a replacement
assign you a SSN and issue a
card? (You must answer YES to question card? (You must answer YES
43b. to receive a card.)
to question 43b. to receive a
number and a card.)
Yes

No

Yes

No

43b. 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.

44. Were you assisted in completing this application?

Yes
No
(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 45.
DO NOT SIGN this form until instructed to do so by the consular officer
45. 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 45 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
prejudicial 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.
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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