Immigrant Visas

Required Documents

Below are lists of the required documents for each visa category. A complete instruction package and all required forms are sent to each applicant before the visa interview.  

Do not mail or fax these documents to the Consulate General unless specifically requested to do so.  Bring all of the documents with you to your interview. Your application will be refused if you fail to bring all required documentation. 

Please keep in mind that your signature on any visa application form is your guarantee that all information you provide is true and correct.  You are personally and legally responsible, even if a travel agent or someone else prepares documents for you.  Any fraudulent documents or misleading statements may result in your permanent ineligibility for any future visa. 
 
- Immediate Relative and Family Preference Visas
- Fiancé(e) (K-1) & Spouse (K-3) Visas
- V LIFE Act Visas 
 
Immediate Relative and Family Preference Visas

- I-130 petition approved and forwarded to the US Consulate by USCIS.

- The Appointment Letter

- Application fee of US$400 per applicant, usually paid to NVC prior to interview

- Four (4) visa photographs

- ID card (CMND) (original and photocopy)

- Household registration book (original and photocopy)

- Passport valid for at least eight months past the date of visa issuance (original and one photocopy for each applicant)

- Form DS-230 Part I (Biographic Data) & Part II (Sworn Statement), Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

- A vaccination assessment from the Quarantine Service of Ho Chi Minh City

- A medical examination from a panel physician at Cho Ray Hospital or the International Organization for Migration.  The medical examination fee is US$75 for applicants age 15 and older and US$50 for applicants age 14 and younger. Beginning February 1, 2008, the medical examination fee will be US$100 for applicants age 15 and older and US$70 for applicants age 14 and younger, in order to cover the costs of enhanced medical examination screening.

- Birth Certificate for each applicant and the petitioner (original and photocopy)

- Marriage Certificate, if applicable (original and photocopy)

- Divorce decree or death certificate of previous spouse(s), if applicable (original and photocopy)

- If your children are immigrating with you but their other parent will not be immigrating, you must submit a quit claim for all minor children giving the other parent’s permission for them to immigrate to the U.S.

- Police Certificate(s) issued within the past year by the Department of Justice office in your district of official residence as registered in your household registry (Ho Khau) for each applicant age 16 and over. 

- Foreign Police Certificate(s) for persons age 16 and over from any country in which you resided for more than one year. For further information, click here.

- Court and prison records, if applicable

- Military record, if available

- Original Affidavit of Support Form I-864 and the specified financial documents.  Form I-864 must include tax records for the past year and an official letter of employment (on company letterhead) signed within the past year or a valid business license.  Submit one photocopy of the I-864 form for each applicant in your family.  If you require a joint sponsor, the joint sponsor must submit all documents listed above plus proof of citizenship or LPR status, such as U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or green card.

- Proof of your relationship with the petitioner and any derivative family members

Fiancé(e) (K-1) & Spouse (K-3) of an American Citizen

- I-129F petition approved and forwarded to the US Consulate by USCIS.

- The Appointment Letter

- Four (4) visa photographs

- Fee receipt for the US$131 MRV fee payable at Citibank

- Identity card (CMND) (original and photocopy)

- Household registration book (original and photocopy)

- Passport valid for at least eight months past the date of visa issuance (original and photocopy for each applicant)

- Form DS-156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application (in duplicate)

- Form DS-156K Nonimmigrant Fiancé(e) Visa Application (one copy) 

- Form DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Part I (Biographic Data)

- A vaccination assessment from the Quarantine Service of Ho Chi Minh City

- A medical examination from a panel physician at Cho Ray Hospital or the International Organization for Migration.  The medical examination fee is US$75 for applicants age 15 and older and US$50 for applicants age 14 and younger.  

- Birth Certificate of all applicants (original and photocopy for each applicant)

- Birth Certificate of the petitioner (original and photocopy)

- Marriage certificate only for spousal visa (K-3 visa) applicant (original and photocopy)

-  Divorce Decree or Death Certificate of previous spouse(s) of the petitioner and beneficiary (original and photocopy) (if applicable)

- Quit claim for all minor children giving the other parent’s permission for them to immigrate to the U.S. (if applicable)

- Police Certificate(s) issued within the past year by the Department of Justice office in your district of official residence as registered in your household registry (Ho Khau) for each applicant age 16 and over. 

- Foreign Police Certificate(s) for persons age 16 and over from any country in which you resided for more than six months. For further information, click here.

- Court and prison records (if applicable)

- Military record (if applicable)

- Original Affidavit of Support Form I-134 and the specified financial documents.  Form I-134 must be signed by the sponsor and notarized by a Notary Public no more than one year prior to the date of interview and include tax records for the past year and an official letter of employment (on company letterhead) signed within the past year or a valid business license.  Submit one photocopy of the I-134 form for each applicant in your family.  If you require a joint sponsor, the joint sponsor must submit all documents listed above plus proof of citizenship or LPR status, such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or green card.

- Proof of your relationship with the petitioner and any derivative family members

Please note that although a K-1 visa petition is valid for a period of four months, a consular officer can revalidate the petition provided the officer concludes that the American citizen sponsor and the applicant remain legally free to marry and that they continue to intend to marry each other within three months of the alien’s admission into the U.S.

V Life Act Visas

- Proof of the following:  1) you are the spouse or unmarried minor child (under age 21) of a United States Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR); 2) your LPR spouse or parent filed an immigrant visa petition for you on or before December 21, 2000; and 3) you have been waiting at least three years for your petition to be approved by the USCIS or for the priority date of your approved petition to become current.

- Nonimmigrant Visa Application - Form DS-156 (in duplicate)

- V Visa Application Form - Form DS-3052

- Two (2) visa photographs

- Receipt for the US$100 visa application fee paid at Citibank

- Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the date of visa issuance

- A medical examination from a panel physician at Cho Ray Hospital.  The medical examination fee is US$60 for applicants age 15 and older and US$40 for applicants age 14 and younger. Beginning February 1, 2008, the medical examination fee will be US$100 for applicants age 15 and older and US$70 for applicants age 14 and younger, in order to cover the costs of enhanced medical examination screening.

  - Birth certificate of each applicant (original and one certified copy)

- Divorce decree or death certificate all previous spouse(s) of petitioner and applicant, if applicable (original and one certified photocopy)  

- Police Certificate(s) issued within the past year by the Department of Justice office in your district of official residence as registered in your household registry (Ho Khau) for each applicant age 16 and over. 

- If you have spent a total of twelve months or more in a country outside of Vietnam after age 16, you must obtain a police certificate from that country. For further information, click here.

- Court and prison records (if applicable)

- Military record (if applicable)  

- Evidence of Financial Support - Affidavit of Support Form I-134 and the specified financial documents.  Form I-134 must be signed by the sponsor and notarized by a Notary Public no more than one year prior to the date of interview and include tax records for the past year and an official letter of employment (on company letterhead) signed within the past year or a valid business license.  Submit one photocopy of the I-134 form for each applicant in your family.  If you require a joint sponsor, the joint sponsor must submit all documents listed above plus proof of citizenship or LPR status, such as a U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or green card.  

- Proof of your relationship with the petitioner and any derivative family members.