Complete your pre-interview checklist
Please refer to the pre-interview checklist to identify the documents that you must upload to your online application and/or bring with you to the interview. To help avoid delays or a refusal, make sure that you carefully read the interview guideline for your immigrant visa category and follow the instructions.
The National Visa Center attempts to collect documents for all files assigned to Ankara. Some files take an extended amount of time, and some documents can expire before your visa interview. In that case, you must bring (and for electronic PIVOT cases upload) updated documents to your interview.
It is important that you bring all required original documents to your interview. We have created a checklist that will tell you what to bring. Please print the checklist below and bring it to your interview along with the listed documents
PRE-INTERVIEW CHECKLIST FOR EACH VISA CATEGORY
- Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV)
- Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1, CR1)
- Children of U.S. Citizen (IR2, CR2)
- Parents of a U.S. Citizen (IR5)
- Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents
- Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by US Citizens
- Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K-1/2)
- Unmarried Son or Daughter of a U.S. Citizen (F1)
- Married Son or Daughter of a U.S. Citizen (F3)
- Sibling of a U.S. Citizen (F4)
- Afghans & Iraqis Who Worked for the U.S Government (SQ)
- Returning Resident Visa (SB-1)
- Employment-Based Immigrants
Document Tips for Certain Nationalities
Turkey
Birth Certificate – Vukuaatli Nüfus Kayıt Örneği: can be obtained through the e-Government website or by personally applying to the General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü) or the Turkish Consulates abroad. (Please note that all actions (divorce(s), marriage(s) and death(s)) must be listed on your NKO)
Police Certificate with Archived Records – Arşiv Kayıtlı Adli Sicil Kaydı: They are available from the court and also can be obtained from e-Government. When requesting the archived police certificate (arşivli kayıtlı adli sicil kaydi), applicants must specifically request that both current and archived records be shown on the document.
Iran
Birth Certificate – Shenasnameh: Renewals of old birth certificates or replacements of lost birth certificates are available by applying in person at the registry office.
Police Certificate: Not required
Iraq
Birth Certificate – The Family Book “Qayd 57/Copy of Entry 1957: Issued by the General Directorate Of Nationality (Mudeeriyat Al-Jenssiyah Al-Aama). In addition, Iraqi Electronic Personal Data Registration may be provided in lieu of 1957 Individual Data Registration.
Police Certificate – Shahadat adam mahkoomiyah: Applicants must appear in-person to apply for a police certificate to The Directorate of Criminal Information “Modeeriat Aladellah Aljinaeyah” in Baghdad.
Please note Police certificates issued in the Kurdistan region (Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Dohuk) are not acceptable for Immigrant Visa application purposes. The police certificates issued by the Directorate of Criminal Information are frequently replaced and updated.
Syria
Birth Certificate – Extract of the Individual Entry in the Civil Register and/or Family Extract
Police Certificate – Non convicted certificate: Available to Syrian citizens residing in Syria but may be unavailable to citizens living outside the country.
Afghanistan
Birth Certificate – Tazkira
Police Certificate: Not required
Please visit the Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country to learn more on the civil documents for each country. Each reciprocity page will provide detailed information about how to obtain them these civil documents from the country you have selected.