Form DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

DS-230 Form Instructions

This application requires the following details:

1. Record your full name and other names used, date and place of birth, nationality, gender, marital status. Indicate your permanent U.S. address, address where you want your Green Card mailed, and telephone numbers.
2. State your present occupation and its contact information. Add your spouse's full name, date, and place of birth, address, occupation, and date of marriage.
3. Enter your parents' full names, dates of birth, places of birth, current addresses, or years of death. Provide the names, dates, and places of birth, and addresses of all your children.
4. Write down all the places you have lived for at least six months since you were sixteen years old.
5. If your spouse or children accompany you to the U.S. name them.
6. List the places of employment you had for the last ten years and the educational institutions you attended. If you were enrolled in military service, indicate your branch, rank or position, and military occupation.
7. State dates and locations of all previous visits to the U.S.
8. Sign and date the form.
9. Provide the sworn statement once again confirming your personal details. If you belong to one of the categories ineligible to receive a visa, you need to answer "yes." If you have ever been convicted of a crime or refused admission to the U.S., answer "yes" and explain the situation.
10. Apply for a social security number if you wish. Authorize the disclosure of information to U.S. government agencies.
11. Name the person who assisted you in completing the application.

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