After the Petition has been approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the case has been cleared for processing by the National Visa Center, it will be forwarded to the U.S. Embassy in Caracas for the personal interview of the applicant (“Beneficiary”). Before the Beneficiary appears for his or her personal interview, please review the following:

• Do not send anything to the U.S. Embassy. Bring all pertinent documents with you, in person, to the interview.
• Applicants are responsible for bringing all required documents to the interview. If you appear for an interview without complete documentation, your interview may be rescheduled. If you will not be able to obtain all required documentation prior to the interview, you should email us at immigrantcaracas@state.gov to reschedule your appointment.
• If you wish to retain an original document, you must bring a photocopy with the original.The Embassy does not offer photocopying services.The consular officer will return the original to the applicant by request after completion of the interview. It is strongly recommended that applicants keep a duplicate file copy of all documents submitted in connection with the application, with the exception of medical results, which must remain sealed until the time of the interview.
• The Petitioner is welcome to appear for the applicant’s personal interview, although it is not required unless specifically requested by a consular officer.
• When you arrive at the U.S. Embassy, please ask to be directed to the Immigrant Visa Section, where applicants will be required to take a number from a ticket dispenser and will be provided service in the order of their arrival.
• The cost of each immigrant visa application is regulated by law and established in U.S. Dollars. Schedules of fees are posted in all U.S. consular offices and are available online at the U.S. Department of State's website. Fees must be paid by, or on behalf of, each intending immigrant regardless of age, and are not refundable.
• Fees may be paid in the Consular Cashier.
• Unless otherwise indicated, all fees may be paid using: Cash in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in local Bolivares currency at the official exchange rate (Bs. 4.30).

Applicants will need to present the following items at the personal interview.Please note that if any of the following items, such as the I-864 or $404 application fee, have already been submitted to the National Visa Center, the applicant does not need to submit them again to the U.S. Embassy on the interview date.

• Application Fee:The fee for the immigrant visa is BsF. 304, which can be paid at the Consular Section cashier.Please note that this fee is non-refundable, even if an applicant is found ineligible for a visa.Each applicant, regardless of age, needs a separate visa and is required to pay a separate BsF. 304 fee.If you paid the fee in the U.S. then you do not need to pay again at the time of the interview. This fee does not include the IV Petition fee (I-130).
• Biographic Data Form, DS-230: The DS-230 form is available at the U.S. Department of State Travel website and must be filled out completely prior to the applicant’s personal interview. Each answer field must contain a response, even if the response is “Not Applicable.”Fiancé(e) and spouse “K” visa applicants, however, only need to complete Pages 1 and 2 of the DS-230 form.
• Color Photographs: Please submit 3 identical color 5cm x 5cm photos on glossy paper, with a white background, taken within the last six months.The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure between 25 to 35mm with the head centered in the frame, facing straight ahead, without any form of head covering.All applicants must provide photos, regardless of age.
• Passport: The applicant’s passport must be valid for at least 60 days beyond the 6-month validity of the immigrant visa. Old blue passports are no longer valid for visa issuance. Children must have their own passports. The immigrant visa is issued in the exact same name as appears in the applicant''s passport.If your name changed due to marriage and you would like the visa to reflect the change, your passport must first be amended to include the new name.Please bring all your prior passports, even if expired, to the interview as well.
• Birth Certificate: A certified copy of the applicant’s birth certificate is required.All Venezuelan birth certificates presented at the U.S. Embassy during the applicant’s personal visa interview must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Relations.Please see the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerio del Poder Popular Para Relaciones Exteriores (MRE)) .If you were adopted, you must submit a certified copy of the final adoption decree.
• Marriage, Divorce, and Death Certificates: An original and photocopy of the applicant’s current and previous marriage certificates are required, even where marriage is not the basis for the immigrant visa petition.In addition, proof of the termination of any previous marriage must also be submitted (e.g., death certificate, final decrees of divorce or annulment).Note that certification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (“MRE”) of these civil documents is not required unless specifically requested by the consular officer.
• Secondary Evidence of U.S. Citizen Petitioner's relationship to the Beneficiary: Such as photos, emails, phone calls, letters, etc.
• Affidavit of Support: Form I-864, available at USCIS web site, is a contractual affidavit of financial support.All family-based visa applicants must submit an I-864 completed and signed by the Petitioner.The I-864 must meet minimum poverty guidelines, available at the U.S. Department of State Travel website.If the Petitioner cannot satisfy the minimum poverty guidelines, the applicant may seek an additional U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident sponsor to complete the I-864.Form I-864 is only acceptable if it bears an original signatureand be submitted with a copy of the sponsor’s U.S. federal tax return for the most recent tax year (See Affidavit Guidelines).Fiancé(e) and spouse “K” visa applicants, however, should instead submit an I-134 Affidavit of Support from the Petitioner. Certain classes of immigrants are exempt from the Affidavit of Support requirement. As a first step in the affidavit of support process, review the I-864W to determine whether the intending immigrant exemption applies (For example, if the Intending immigrant is a child, who will become a U.S. citizen immediately upon entry under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000). If yes, the I-864 is not required and, the intending immigrant (visa applicant) must file I-864W.
• Medical Examination Results: The U.S. Public Health Service requires all immigrant visa applicants, including minor children, to have a medical examination at a designated facility. The Immigrant Visa Unit cannot accept medical examinations completed by a physician in the United States or by the applicant’s own physician.The applicant must schedule an appointment with one of our Panel Physicians. The results of the medical exam will be valid only for 6 months from the date of the exam. Please check the following website for more information about our Panel Physicians
• Police Certificates: Each visa applicant 16 years and older must submit a certificate from the appropriate police authorities. This certificate should provide any information contained in police files concerning the applicant. All applicants must obtain a police certificate from their country of nationality, and the country of present residence if the applicant has resided there for six months or more. Applicants must also obtain police certificates from all countries where he/she resided for one year or more. Venezuelan police certificates may be obtained from the Ministry of Interior and Justice. Police certificates are not required from the United States.
• Court and Prison Records: Applicants who have been in court or prison must present certified copies of each court or prison record. These records are required, even if the applicant was acquitted or benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency.
• Military Records: Applicants must present records of any current or prior military service for any country other than the United States. Such records must describe the nature of any military service the applicant has performed.
• Travel Authorization (Minor Child): For minor child applicants, a notarized authorization for the child’s immigration to the United States is required from any legal parent who does not appear during the child’s personal interview.No authorization is required from the parent if the parent is also the Petitioner of the immigrant visa.Minors who have a legal guardian must present the legal guardianship and custody document for the legal guardian or the parent with custody.
• Translations:Any foreign-language document submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator’s certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign language into English. The U.S. Embassy in Caracas will accept English and Spanish language documents without translations (Except for Diversity Visa applicants), but will require translations of all other foreign-language documents, including foreign police certificates.
• Package Delivery Fee: Once an immigrant visa is approved, the U.S. Embassy will return the applicant’s passport containing the immigrant visa and corresponding document package to the applicant via a local courier service, DHL.The current fee is BsF. 85 for each immigrant visa applicant. Please contact the company directly for current rates.