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The son or daughter (over 21), and siblings of American citizens, and
spouse, unmarried son or daughter of permanent resident alien are eligible
for immigrant visas (IV). A stepson or stepdaughter is also eligible if
the step-relationship was formed before the child's eighteenth birthday.
The first step is for the U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien sponsor
(petitioner) to file an immigrant petition Form
I-130 for his or her foreign relative (beneficiary) withthe U.S. Department
of Homeland Security(DHS), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
- no petition, no IV. At the petition stage the BCIS determines if the
relationships and identities of the petitioner and beneficiary satisfy
the requirements of immigration law.
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Visa.
The I-130
contains detailed instructions on how to complete the form and what kind
of supporting documents are needed. Further details are available at www.uscis.gov.
Blank I-130
forms can be obtained on-line,
directly from BCIS offices in the United States or at the U.S. Embassy
Seoul. U.S. Forces Korea personnel may obtain I-130s from their personnel
or legal offices.
Please note that Congress sets an annual cap on the number of family IVs
with further limits on the number that can be issued to persons from any
one country. Family preference IVs are processed according to the date
the I-130 fee was accepted by the BCIS. To learn the waiting period for
such visas, please refer to cut-off dates.
USCIS forwards all approved petitions to the U.S. State Department's National
Visa Center (NVC) for IV processing. As each petition reaches its qualifying
date, NVC will send an Affidavit of Support (I-864 form) processing fee
bill to the petitioner and an Agent of Choice and Address (DS-3032) form
to the applicant. Once the I-864 processing fee is paid, NVC will send
the I-864 forms and instructs to the petitioner. Once NVC receives the
form DS-3032 from the applicant, NVC will mail the Immigrant Visa (IV)
fee bill to the agent of choice. Once the IV fee bill is paid, NVC will
send the instruction Packet of forms and information to the agent or the
applicant. When NVC receives completed I-864 and DS-230 Part 1 , NVC will
forward the petition to the Embassy for further processing. Petitions
which have not reached their qualifying dates are held at NVC.
When the qualifying date is reached, NVC or
CONS/IV sends to the applicant a detailed list of the supporting documents
(OF-169 / SEO3.5)
needed to apply for the IV. It is solely the applicant's responsibility
to take the necessary steps and inform CONS/IV of his or her intentions.
When the applicant faxes CONS/IV an appointment request, we will request
IV numbers from Washington. If we receive the applicant's request before
the 14th of the month, we expect to schedule a visa appointment during
the month after the following month. All IVs are interviewed by appointment
only. If the applicant is found eligible for an IV, the visa will normally
be issued the same day. If an applicant is found ineligible for an IV,
the reason for the refusal and any recourse will be explained in writing.
 Additional information
describing the required documents are contained in SEO-3.5.
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for SEO3.5 in Korean 
IV APPOINTMENT
REQUEST ONLY BY FAX OR MAIL more
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U.S. EMBASSY SEOUL, CONS-IV
32 Sejong-ro, Jongro-ku, SEOUL 110-710 KOREA
or
Unit 1550, APO AP 96205-5550
INTL FAX : 822-397-4501
DOMESTIC FAX : 02-397-4501
DSN FAX : 721-4501
The IV application fee is $335. IVs are generally valid for six months.
All fees are payable in cash (dollars or Korean won) or cashier's check.
We also accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diner's credit
cards. We can not accept personal checks.
Inquiries regarding applicants who have not yet received Form DS-3032
should be directed to NVC at the following address:
U.S. State Department
National Visa Center
32 Rochester Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909
U.S.A.
Telephone (603) 334-0700
or
FAX (603) 334-0791
Updated August 11, 2004
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