INFORMATION FOR ALIENS WHO WISH TO IMMIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AFTER MARRIAGE TO A UNITED STATES CITIZEN.

If you are married to a United States citizen, you may apply for an immigrant Visa on the basis of this marriage.

Your U.S. citizen spouse has to file a petition on your behalf (form I-130). This can be done at this consulate if you are both residents of our consular district (the Netherlands). Generally an application can be completed within about ten weeks from the filing date.
Once the petition is filed and approved by the consular officer, you will receive instructions pertaining to the actual application, i.e. hat documents to assemble, the medical examination, etc.
The petition may be filed at our office any day, Monday through Friday without an appointment. But only from 8.30 to 11.30 AM. Both of you will have to appear in person and please bring the following:

1. Both your passports, (in lieu of a passport the American may present an original birth certificate and Military ID card) All non-Dutch persons need to submit a Dutch resident permit or military ID card.

2. The original marriage certificate. For marriage performed in the Netherlands the international version of the marriage certificate (Document B) is required. The marriage booklet cannot be accepted.

3. Proof of termination of all previous marriages, if any. E.g. divorce or death certificates. Dutch divorce certificates must be international versions (Doc. B again with divorce date annotated, death certificates Doc. C). All others have to be original versions or certified copies thereof.

All documents not in English or Dutch have to be presented with sworn translations into English.

4. One color picture of each of you, regular Dutch passport photo size, showing 3/4 of the right side of your face, right ear visible (look to the left). The pictures must have a light, preferable white background.

5. The filing fee for the petition is $110,- or the equivalent in Dutch guilders, to be paid in CASH. The consulate is not authorized to accept checks.

Please complete all forms as best you can. (I-130 & one G-325 A form for the petitioner, one G-325 A for the beneficary).

*AmConGenAmsterdam, March 2000

PACKET 3

All you need to file is the above documents. However if you want to speed up your case prepare the rest also and file packet 3 the same time.

PRINT THE DS-230 PART 1 and 2 NOW

PRINT THE OF-169 NOW (Consulate checklist)

ABOUT THE OF-169

-Birth certificate
If born in the Netherlands obtain the International version of the birth certificate (doc.A) If your marriage is in the Netherlands get two of them

-Police certificate
You can NOT obtain the Dutch Police certificate. The consulate will obtain it for you but can ONLY do so after you have complied the DS-230 part 1

-Military records
If you served in the Dutch Army you can write to;
Ministerie van defensie
Bureau registratie en informatie ontslagen personeel
Postbus 7000
6460 NC Kerkrade

TIP If you request a statement in the English language they will do so.

-Photographs    (In contrary to the standard OF-169 instructions you need 4 pictures for package 3)
Be aware that Dutch passport-pictures are not the same as the pictures you have to provide.
LOOK TO THE LEFT. !!!!!!
Get at minimum 5 pictures. You need 1 for package 1 and you need 4 to accomplish packet 3. !!!!!!
Print the picture instructions and take it with you to a photographer. Our photographer made
it with a standard passport-picture camera (Polaroid) he only moved the light to the other side
and moved closer with the camera.
 

IF NEEDED PRINT PHOTO INSTRUCTION FILE

PRINT THE I-864 NOW  1 for the sponsor and 1 for each co-sponsor.

For each co-sponsor you also need;

1. Proof of filing taxes (W-2 / 1099)

2. Proof of citizenship passport or certified copy of birthcertificate

3. Proof of current employment.

LOOK HERE FOR POVERTY GUIDELINES

PRINT THE IRS-9003 NOW

ABOUT THE AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT I-864;
In addition to the I-864 you need; (general guideline reed the instructions..!!!)
Your W-2 and 1099 forms from the most recent 3 tax years.
A few (3) recent pay stubs to proof you are still employed.
Evidence of current employment or self-employment, such as a recent (within a month prior
to the signature date of the I-864) pay statement or a statement from your employer on business stationary, showing beginning date of employment, type of work performed and salary or wages paid.
DO NOT SIGN THE FORM !!!! This needs to be done in front of the consular officer unless it is notarized.
There are a lot of possibilities like using assets, you need to read ALL the instructions.
 
ABOUT THE VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS
You need some vaccinations prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa.
I advise you to go to your home-doctor maybe then the health insurance company will pay.
Ask for a statement you had the required shots and bring it with you for the medical exam.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS CONCERNING VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS JANUARY 2001
Recent changes to United States immigration law now require immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations (listed below) prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. Panel physicians who conduct medical examinations of immigrant visa applicants are now required to verify that immigrant visa applicants have met the new vaccination requirement, or that it is medically inappropriate for the visa applicant to receive one or more of the listed vaccinations:

-- mumps
-- measles
-- rubella
-- polio
-- tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
-- pertussis
-- influenza type b (Hib)
-- hepatitis B
-- varicella (not available in the Netherlands)
-- pneumococcal and
-- influenza.

In order to assist the panel physician, and to avoid delays in the processing of an immigrant visa, all immigrant visa applicants should have their vaccination records available for the panel physician's review at the time of the immigrant medical examination. Visa applicants should consult with their regular health care provider to obtain a copy of their immunization record, if one is available. If you do not have a vaccination record, the panel physician will work with you to determine which vaccinations you may need to meet the requirement. Certain waivers of the vaccination requirement are available upon the recommendation of the panel physician.
Only a physician can determine which of the listed vaccinations are medically appropriate for you, given your age, medical history and current medical condition. 
The following table is based on the vaccinations commonly administered in the Netherlands.