Pages 5 - 6, General
Instructions
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General
Instructions
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free of charge through the USCIS website. In order to view,
print, or fill out our forms, you should use the latest
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National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and ask
that we mail a form to you. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing)
call: 1-800-767-1833.
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Copies. You may
submit legible photocopies of documents requested, unless the
Instructions specifically state that you must submit an original
document. USCIS may request an original document at the time of
filing or at any time during processing of an application,
petition, or request. If you submit original documents when not
required, the documents may remain a part of the record, and USCIS
will not automatically return them to you.
Translations. If
you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you
must also submit a full English translation. The translator must
sign a certification that the English language translation is
complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to
translate from the foreign language into English. The
certification should also include the date, the translator’s
signature and printed name, and may contain the translator’s
contact information.
How
To Fill Out Form I-601A
Type
or print
legibly in black
ink.
If
you need extra space to complete any item within this
application, use the space provided in Part
9. Additional Information
or
attach
a
separate
sheet
of
paper;
type
or
print
your
name
and
Alien
Registration
Number
(A-Number) (if
any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page
Number, Part
Number, and Item
Number to which
your answer refers; and sign and date each
sheet.
Answer
all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply
to you (for example, if you have never been married and the
question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”),
type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise directed. If
your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is
zero or none (for example, “How many children do you have”
or “How many times have you departed the United States”),
type or print “None,” unless otherwise directed.
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Copies. You may
submit legible photocopies of documents requested
unless the Instructions specifically state that you must
submit an original document. USCIS may request an original
document at the time of filing or at any time during processing of
an application, petition, or request.
NOTE:
If you submit original documents when
they are not required or requested, USCIS may destroy them in
accordance with Federal Regulations and applicable general or
agency-specific records schedules. USCIS will not automatically
return them to you.
Translations. If
you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you
must also submit a full English translation. The translator must
sign a certification that the English language translation is
complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to
translate from the foreign language into English. The
certification should also include the date, the translator’s
signature and printed name, and may contain the translator’s
contact information.
How
To Fill Out Form I-601A
1.
Type or print legibly in black ink.
2.
If you need extra space to complete any item within this
application, use the space provided in Part 9. Additional
Information or attach a separate sheet of paper; type or print
your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the
top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part
Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers;
and sign and date each sheet.
3.
Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not
apply to you (for example, if you have never been married and the
question asks, “Provide the
name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,”
unless otherwise directed. If your answer to a question which
requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How
many children do you have” or “How many times have you
departed the United States”), type or print “None,”
unless otherwise directed.
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Pages 6 - 13, Specific
Instructions
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Specific
Instructions
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Based
on the Diversity Visa Program
DOS administers the DV
Program. To participate in the program, a foreign national must
register with DOS during the designated registration period. If
DOS selects the foreign national from the pool of registrants to
continue the DV process, DOS instructs the DV Program selectee and
any derivatives on how to obtain an immigrant visa.
If you are a DV Program
selectee or derivative, you can submit a provisional unlawful
presence waiver request to USCIS as soon as you are selected. You
must submit a print out from the DV Entrant Status Check page of
the DOS Electronic Diversity Visa system website at
www.dvlottery.state.gov/,
confirming that you are a DV Program selectee or derivative.
NOTE: DV Program
selectees and derivatives DO NOT need to show that they have
already paid the DOS immigrant visa processing fee and they DO NOT
have to submit a copy of the DOS-issued immigrant visa processing
fee receipt.
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Part
1. Information About You
In this section,
provide the requested information about yourself.
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Item
Number 1. Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any).
Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to
identify your immigration records. You can find this number on
documents you received from USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), or DOJ Executive Office of Immigration Review
(EOIR) during immigration proceedings in court.
Item
Number 2. U.S. Social Security Number (if any). Provide
your U.S. Social Security Number, if you have one.
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Part
3. Information About Your Immigrant Visa Case
In this section,
provide information about the approved immigrant visa petition
(either Form I-130, Form I-140, or I-360), and the status of your
immigrant visa application at the NVC.
Item
Numbers 1.a. - 1.e. Provide the basis on which you are
immigrating to the United States (Select only one box).
NOTE: If you are
a Diversity Visa (DV) program selectee or derivative, provide the
information requested in Item Numbers 2.a. - 2.d. If you
are not filing this application as a Diversity Visa Selectee, skip
to Item Number 3.
Item Number 2.a. DOS
DV Program Case Number. Provide the DV Case number that was
assigned to you (or your spouse or parent) by the KCC when you (or
your spouse or parent) became a DV Program selectee. You can find
the number on your print out from the DV Entrant Status Check page
of the DOS Electronic Diversity Visa system website at
www.dvlottery.state.gov/.
Item
Numbers 2.b. - 2.d. DV Program Selectee’s Full Name. (If
you are not filing this application as a Diversity Visa Selectee,
skip to Item Number 3.) If you are filing as the derivative
of a DV program selectee, provide the name of the principal DV
Program selectee (your spouse or your parent).
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Based
on the Diversity Visa Program
DOS administers the DV
Program. To participate in the program, a foreign national must
register with DOS during the designated registration period. If
DOS selects the foreign national from the pool of registrants to
continue the DV process, DOS instructs the DV Program selectee and
any derivatives on how to obtain an immigrant visa.
If you are a DV Program
selectee or derivative, you can submit a provisional unlawful
presence waiver request to USCIS as soon as you are selected. You
must submit a printout from the DV
Entrant Status Check page of the DOS Electronic Diversity Visa
system website at www.dvlottery.state.gov/,
confirming that you are a DV Program selectee or derivative.
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change]
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Part
1. Information About You
In this section,
provide the requested information about yourself.
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Item
Number 1. Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any).
Provide your A-Number. Your A-Number is the number used to
identify your immigration records. You can find this number on
documents you received from USCIS, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), or DOJ Executive Office of Immigration Review
(EOIR) during immigration proceedings in court.
Item
Number 2. U.S. Social Security Number (if any). Provide
your U.S. Social Security Number if you
have one.
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Part
3. Information About Your Immigrant Visa Case
In this section,
provide information about the approved immigrant visa petition
(either Form I-130, Form I-140, or I-360), and the status of your
immigrant visa application at the NVC.
Item
Numbers 1.a. - 1.e. Provide the basis on which you are
immigrating to the United States (Select only one box).
NOTE: If you are
a Diversity Visa (DV) program selectee or derivative, provide the
information requested in Item Numbers 2.a. - 2.d. If you
are not filing this application as a Diversity Visa Selectee, skip
to Item Number 3.
Item Number 2.a. DOS
DV Program Case Number. Provide the DV Case number that was
assigned to you (or your spouse or parent) by the KCC when you (or
your spouse or parent) became a DV Program selectee. You can find
the number on your printout from the
DV Entrant Status Check page of the DOS Electronic Diversity Visa
system website at www.dvlottery.state.gov/.
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