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"V" Visa - Spouses and Children of Legal Permanent Residents
The American Embassy / Consulates are now issuing V visa to the persons who are the beneficiaries of F2A immigrant visa petitions and have been waiting for an available visa number for at least three years provided the original petition was filed on or before December 20, 2002.

This visa is a non immigrant visa that will allow the qualifying applicant to enter the United States to join the sponsor of their pending immigrant visa while they wait for their immigrant visa priority date to become current.

In order to qualify under this category the applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Applicant must be the spouse or minor child of a foreign national who is a legal permanent resident (LPR) of the United States.

(2) Applicant must be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition filed on or before December 21, 2000.

           

 (3) Applicant must have been waiting for availability of visa number for at least three years from the date petition (Form I-130) was filed and

(4) Applicant's interview has not yet been scheduled for an immigrant visa.

Supporting Documents

(1) Original Passport with a validity of at least six months from the date of interview

(2) Two sets DS-156 (nonimmigrant visa application) forms

(3) Two sets DS-3052 Supplemental Application Forms

(4) Two photographs.

(5) Evidence showing relationship of children who are accompanying.
(6) Evidence showing the Legal Status of the petitioner in US.

(7) A demand draft for the Visa Application fee made out to "American Consulate/Embassy" as the case may be, and drawn on a nationalized or foreign bank with a branch in the city where appearing for the interview. (For visa fee refer above).
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