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Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the American Institute in Taiwan. Step 1: Register a document delivery ... 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Step1:Registeradocumentdeliveryaddressonline OnceyouarenotifiedofyourappointmentbytheNationalVisaCenter,youneedtoregisteradocumentdeliveryaddressonline.Registeringprovidesustheinformationweneedtoreturnyourcasedocumentsandpassporttoyouafteryourinterview.Registrationisfree.Clickthe“Register”buttonbelowtoregister.   Register>> Step2:GetamedicalexaminTaiwan Assoonasyoureceiveyourappointmentdate,youmustscheduleamedicalexaminTaiwan.Clickthe“MedicalExamInstructions”buttonbelowforalistofdesignateddoctors’officesinTaiwan.Pleasescheduleandattendamedicalexamwithoneofthesedoctorsbeforeyourinterview.   MedicalExamInstructions>> Step3:Completeyourpre-interviewchecklist Itisimportantthatyoubringallrequiredoriginaldocumentstoyourinterview.We’vecreatedachecklistthatwilltellyouwhattobring.Pleaseprintthechecklistbelowandbringittoyourinterviewalongwiththelisteddocuments.   Pre-InterviewChecklist>> Step4:Reviewinterviewguidelines Readourinterviewguidelinestolearnaboutanyspecialactionsthatyouneedtotakebeforeyourvisainterview.   InterviewGuidelines>> MedicalExamInstructions Allimmigrantvisaapplicants,regardlessofage,requireamedicalexaminationpriortotheissuanceofavisa.OnlyaphysicianaccreditedbytheAmericanInstituteinTaiwancanperformthisexam.ItisyourresponsibilitytoscheduleamedicalexamwithoneofthedoctorslistedbelowbeforeyourvisainterviewappointmentattheAmericanInstituteinTaiwan.Medicalexaminationresultsfromotherphysicianswillnotbeaccepted. ScheduleandattendamedicalexaminationwithoneoftheAIT-designatedphysiciansabout3-4weeksbeforeyourvisainterview.HospitalsinTaiwantypicallyrequiretwoweekstoprocessthemedicalexamination.Ifyourmedicalexaminationwillnotbecompletebythedateofyourinterview,pleasecontactustorescheduleyourappointment,asAITwillnotprocessyourvisaapplicationwithoutacompletedmedicalexamination. ApprovedPhysicians: DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHEXECUTIVE Dr.FuChunLee,Dr.BihChingChung,andDr.YuChiehTsai No.100,An-KanRoad,FengYuanDistrict,TaichungCity420 Telephone:(04)2527-1180ext.3232-3233 TAIWANADVENTISTHOSPITAL Dr.JamesE.Lin,Dr.ChiaLinLo,andDr.Chi-HsungHuang #424,PaTehRd.,Sec.2,Taipei Telephone:2781-3394,2740-0729 Itemstobringtoyourmedicalexamination Anymedicalexaminationfees,includingx-rayandbloodtestfees,mustbepaiddirectlytotheexaminingphysician.Bringthefollowingitemstoyourmedicalexam: Yourvisainterviewappointmentletter, Yourpassport, Photos(pleasecontactyourselectedhospitaltoinquireaboutthemostup-to-datephotorequirements), YourDS-260confirmationpage,and Acopyofyourimmunizationrecords. Duringthemedicalexam Themedicalexaminationwillincludeamedicalhistoryreview,physicalexamination,andchestX-ray,gonorrheatest,andbloodtests(forapplicants15yearsofageorolder).TheUnitedStatesalsorequirestuberculosis(TB)testingforallapplicantstwoyearsofageandolder.Pleasebepreparedtodiscussyourmedicalhistory,medicationsyouaretaking,andcurrenttreatmentsyouareundergoing.MoreinformationongeneralmedicalrequirementsforU.S.immigrantsisavailablehere.U.S.immigrationlawrequiresimmigrantvisaapplicantstoobtaincertainvaccinationspriortotheissuanceofavisa.Currentimmigrantvisavaccinationrequirementsareavailablehere.YoucanalsoreadFrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutourmedicalexaminationrequirementsonline. Afterthemedicalexam Whenyourexamiscomplete,thedoctorwilleitherprovideyouwithexamresultsinasealedenvelopeorsendthemdirectlytotheU.S.Consulate.IFGIVENANENVELOPETOCARRYTOYOURINTERVIEW,DONOTOPENTHISENVELOPE.Instead,bringittoyourvisainterview. Anyx-rayswillbegiventoyou.YouDONOTneedtobringthex-raystoyourvisainterviewunlessyousufferfromtuberculosis.However,youmustcarrythex-rayswithyouwhenyoutraveltotheUnitedStatesforthefirsttime.ThemedicalreportmustbelessthansixmonthsoldwhenyouentertheUnitedStates. backtotop Pre-Interviewchecklist Pleaseusethelistbelowtoensureyouhavealloftheitemsthateveryapplicantmustbringtotheimmigrantvisainterview.AnydocumentsthatarenotineitherEnglishorChinesemustbeaccompaniedbyacertifiedEnglishtranslation: AcopyofyourNVCinterviewletter(doesnotapplytoDiversityVisa, fiancé(e),adoptive,orasylee/refugeeapplicants). Unexpiredpassportvalidfor60daysbeyondtheperiodofvalidityofyourimmigrantvisa. Two(2)colorphotographsofeachpersonapplyingforavisa(5cmx5cm). Pleasereviewour onlinephotorequirements. ConfirmationpagefromtheFormDS-260ApplicationforanImmigrantVisayousubmittedonlineat ceac.state.gov/iv. Your original birthcertificate and aphotocopy. NOTE:PeopleborninTaiwanandthePeople’sRepublicofChinamayapplyforanoriginalhouseholdregistrationinlieuofabirthcertificate.ThisistheinitialhouseholdregistrythattheapplicantregisteredwiththeHouseholdAdministrationafterbirthinTaiwanoruponfirstarrivalinTaiwan.Youcanfindinformationonhowtoobtainthisdocumentonline. Medicalexaminationresultsinasealedenvelope(ifthephysiciangivesyoutheseresults). HouseholdRegistration(originalandcurrent)-oneforeachperson. Applicantswhofallintoanycategorybelowshouldbringtheseadditionaldocuments Forfamily-basedvisaapplications: Theappropriate FormI-864AffidavitofSupport for each financialsponsoralongwithaphotocopyofthesponsor’smostrecentIRStranscriptormostrecentU.S.federalincometaxreturn,andanyrelevantW-2s,iftheIRSTranscriptisunavailable.  ProofofyourU.S.petitioner’sstatus (photocopyofaU.S.passport,naturalizationcertificate,orlawfulpermanentresidentcard)  and domicile intheUnitedStates. Evidenceoftherelationshipbetweenthepetitionerandvisaapplicant(suchasphotographs,letters,oremails). Ifyouaremarried: Your original marriagecertificate, and aphotocopy. Ifyouwerepreviouslymarried:  Your original divorceorspouse’sdeathcertificate,and aphotocopy. Ifyouareolderthan16yearsofage:  The original policecertificatefromyourcountryofcurrentresidenceandcountriesofpreviousresidence.Ifthesethreeitemsare all true,youmustbringamorerecentpolicecertificatetotheinterview: Youareolderthan16yearsofage; YouobtainedapolicecertificateandsubmittedittoNVCmorethanoneyearago;and Youstillliveinthecountrythatissuedthepolicecertificate. Foremployment-basedvisaapplications: AletterfromyourU.S.employerdatedlessthanonemonthago. Ifyouhaveeverbeenconvictedofacrime: Courtandcriminalrecords, andaphotocopy. Ifyouhaveservedinanycountry’smilitary: Militaryrecords,andaphotocopy. Ifyouareadopted:  Adoptionpapersorcustodydocuments, and aphotocopy. Ifyouarethepetitioner’sstepchild:  The original marriagecertificateofthepetitionerandyourbiologicalparent, and aphotocopyalongwithdivorcerecordsforanypreviousmarriagesofeitherparent. backtotop InterviewGuidelines SendingdocumentstotheAmericanInstituteinTaiwan Ifyouneedtosendusanydocuments,youcanmailthemtotheImmigrantVisaUnitattheAmericanInstituteinTaiwan(AIT).Youmaybringoriginaldocuments(plusaphotocopyfortheinstitute’sfiles)toyourvisainterview. Reschedulingorcancellingyourinterview Ifyouwouldliketohaveyourappointmentchangedorrescheduled,pleasee-mailvisaiv-ait@state.gov.Theremaybeasignificantwaitbeforethenextavailableappointment,sopleaseattempttoattendthedatealreadyassigned.DVapplicantsshouldbeawarethatvisasarenumericallylimitedandmustbeissuedbySeptember30oftheprogramyear.Fortheseapplicants,thereisnoguaranteethatavisawillstillbeavailableonthedateofyourrescheduledinterview.PleasecarefullyconsulttheVisaBulletinbeforeyoudecidetorescheduleyourinterview. Pleasenote:Youneedtoregisteryourdocumentdeliveryaddressonline(seeStep1)beforeyoucanrescheduleit.Reschedulingisonlypossibleonadateafteryourassignedappointment. Securityscreeningprocedures AllvisitorstoAITmustfollowcertainsecurityprocedures.Anyvisitorwhodeclinestobescreenedbyoursecuritypersonnelwillbeunabletoentertheinstitute.Toavoiddelayingyourentryandthatofthoseinlinebehindyou,pleasebringonlywhatisrequiredforyourinterview.CellphonesareNOTallowedintheinterviewingarea,andtherearenostoragefacilitiesavailableforthem.WhenyouarriveatAIT,pleasecheckinatIntakeWindowoftheCounsularSection.Pleasedonotarrivemorethan30minutesbeforeyourappointment. Accompanyingpersons Attorneysarenotpermittedtoaccompanyclientsintothewaitingroomortotheirinterview.Onlythefollowingpersonsmayaccompanyavisaapplicanttotheirinterview: Parentsorlegalguardiansofapplicantsunder18yearsold. Aidesofdisabledapplicants. Immigrantvisafees IfyouhavenotpaidallrequiredfeestoeithertheNationalVisaCenterorviatheappointmentwebsite,pleasebepreparedtopaythesefeesonthedayofyourinterview.AllfeesmaybepaidinU.S.dollars,NTdollars,orbycreditcard.Checksarenotaccepted.Pleasenotethatifyouarefoundineligibletoreceiveavisa,theapplicationfeecannotberefunded.Acompletelistoffeescanbefoundhere. DonotmaketravelplansoutsideofTaiwan Ifyourvisaisapproved,wewillkeepyourpassportattheAmericanInstitutewhileweprepareyourimmigrationpacketandprintavisaforyourpassport.Wewillreturnyourpassporttoyoulaterviacourierservicesonly.IfyouhavetotravelwithinTaiwanwhileyourpassportisstillwithus,pleasemakesureyouhaveavalidpictureIDotherthanyourpassport. backtotop AfterYourVisaInterview Aconsularofficercanmakeadecisiononavisaapplicationonlyafterreviewingtheformalapplicationandinterviewingtheapplicant.Thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillreceiveavisa.Donotsellyourhouse,carorproperty,resignfromyourjobormakenon-refundableflightorothertravelarrangementsuntilyouhavereceivedyourimmigrantvisa. Ifmoreinformationisneeded Sometimesaconsularofficerisunabletomakeadecisiononavisaapplicationbecausehe/sheneedstoreviewadditionaldocumentsorthecaserequiresfurtheradministrativeprocessing.Whenadditionaldocumentsarerequested,theconsularofficerwillgiveyouarefusalletterthatasksyoutosubmitadditionaldocuments.TheletterwillincludeinstructionsonhowtosendthosedocumentstoAIT.Administrativeprocessingtakesadditionaltimeaftertheinterview.Mostadministrativeprocessingisresolvedwithin60days.However,thetimingvariesbasedonthecircumstancesofeachcase.Beforeinquiringaboutthestatusofadministrativeprocessing,pleasewaitatleast60daysafteryourinterview. Whathappensaftervisaapproval Passport,Visa,andSealedImmigrantPacket–Wewillplaceyourimmigrantvisaonapageinyourpassport.Pleasereviewyourvisatomakesuretherearenospellingerrors.WewillalsogiveyouasealedenvelopecontainingdocumentsthatyoumustgivetoU.S.immigrationauthoritieswhenyouarriveintheUnitedStatesforthefirsttime.Donotopenthisenvelope.Youmustcarryitwithyou;donotputitinyourcheckedluggage.IfyoureceiveX-raysduringyourmedicalexamination,carrythosewithyouandgivethemtotheU.S.immigrationauthorities. USCISImmigrantFee–AllindividualswhoareissuedimmigrantvisasoverseasmustpayanImmigrantFeetoU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)priortotravelingtotheUnitedStates.ThisfeeisforprocessingyourresidencystatusandprintingyourPermanentResidentCard.Theonlypeopleexemptfrompayingthisfeeare:childrenenteringtheUnitedStatesundertheHagueProcess,returningresidents,andpeopletravelingonaKvisa. WhenYouShouldTravel–YoumustentertheUnitedStatesbeforetheexpirationdateonyourvisa,whichisusuallysix(6)monthsfromthedateofprinting.Yourvisacannotbeextendedandallfeesarenonrefundable.Theprincipalapplicantmustenterbeforeoratthesametimeasotherfamilymemberswithvisas.UnlesstheyareeligibleforbenefitsundertheChildStatusProtectionAct,childrenwhoareissuedavisabeforeturning21yearsofagemustentertheUnitedStatesbeforetheir21stbirthdaytoavoidlosingtheirimmigrantstatus. GettingaGreenCard–YourFormI-551PermanentResidentCard,alsoknownasagreencard,willbeautomaticallymailedtotheaddressintheUnitedStatesthatyouwriteinyourvisaapplicationform.ThisisaveryimportantdocumentthatprovesyouhavepermissiontoresideintheUnitedStates.IfyouplantotraveloutsidetheU.S.beforeyourgreencardarrives:PleaseconsultUSCIS’sandCBP’swebsitesforrulesaboutwhatdocumentsyouneedtore-enterthecountry.Wealsorecommendyoucheckwiththeairlinetoensureyouareincompliancewiththeirrules.Onceyourcardisissued,youshouldnotstayoutsideoftheUnitedStatesformorethanoneyear.Ifyoudo,youwillloseyourstatusasaLawfulPermanentResident. Children’sIssues–IntheUnitedStates,childrenarerequiredtohavecertainvaccinationsbeforetheycanenrollinschool.Werecommendthatyoubringyourchild’scompletevaccinationrecordswithyoutotheUnitedStates.Ifyourchildisadopted,youhavefullcustodyasaresultofadivorce,oryousharecustodywithanotherparent,youshouldbringacopyofallapplicableadoptionorcustodialpapersfromtheauthoritativecourtinyourhomecountry.Youwillneedthesepapers(translatedintoEnglish)forissuessuchasschoolenrollment,medicalcare,andeventualcitizenship. InformationforNewImmigrants–PleasevisittheUSCISwebpageforhelpfulinformationonmovingtotheUnitedStates.Youcanreadtheirpublication“WelcometotheUnitedStates:AGuideforNewImmigrants”online. backtotop DiversityVisaApplicants-AdditionalInformation IfyouareinterviewingforaDiversityVisa(DV),alloftheaboveinstructionsapplytoyou.Pleasescheduleandattendamedicalexaminationpriortoyourvisainterview;enrollintherequiredcourierservice;andgathertherequireddocuments. BelowareadditionalinstructionsthatapplyonlytoDVapplicants. Bringtoyourinterview InadditiontothedocumentslistedonthePre-InterviewChecklistinthispackage,DVapplicantsshouldalsobringthefollowingitemstoyourvisainterview: Appointmentinformationprintedfromthe“EntrantStatusCheck”ontheE-DVwebsite. DocumentsshowingthatyouhaveeitheraqualifyinghighschooleducationORhavetwoyearsofqualifyingworkexperienceinthelastfiveyearsimmediatelypriortoapplication(fortheprincipalapplicantonly;moreinformationisavailableonline). Paymentincashofthe$330DiversityVisaApplicationFeeforeachvisaapplicant.   ReviewyourDVLotteryentry Priortoyourvisainterview,werecommendthatyoureviewthedataonyourinitialE-DVentry.OnyourinitialE-DVapplication,youmusthavecorrectlyenteredyourmaritalstatus.Ifyouarelegallymarriedyoumusthavelistedyourspouse,evenifyouarecurrentlyseparatedfromhim/her(unlessyourspouseisaU.S.citizenorLawfulPermanentResident). Additionally,youmusthavelistedALLofyourlivingchildrenwhoareunmarriedandunder21yearsold.Thisincludesyournaturalchildren,yourspouse’schildren,orchildrenyouhaveformallyadoptedinaccordancewiththelawsofyourcountry. FailuretohavelistedanexistingspouseorchildrenatthetimeofyourentryintheDiversityVisalotterywillresultinthedenialofyourvisaandvisasforyourfamily.AnyfeespaidtotheU.S.governmentinsupportofyourvisaapplication(s)arenonrefundable.Ifyoufailedtoincludeachildwhohadalreadybeenborn,oraspousetowhomyouweremarriedwhenyouenteredthelottery,youshouldnotproceedwiththevisaapplication.Youcanreviewtheeligibilityrequirementsonline. backtotop Print  (Translationincluded) LastUpdated:3/19/2021 ContactInformation AmericanInstituteinTaiwan 100Jinhuroad, NeihuDistrict,Taipei11461 Taiwan Telephone CallCenter Email [email protected] Website AmericanInstituteinTaiwan CancelandReschedule: [email protected]   OtherLinks DiversityVisaInstructions AfterYourInterview FrequentlyAskedQuestions WheretoFindCivilDocuments YouTube Facebook InterviewPreparationVideo × ExternalLink Youareabouttoleavetravel.state.govforanexternalwebsitethatisnotmaintainedbytheU.S.DepartmentofState. 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