Required Documents for K1 Visa Embassy Interview

1. PASSPORT: Each visa applicant must have a passport valid for at least six (6) months from the time of the visa issuance. Filipino citizens can apply for a passport at the Passport Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Roxas Boulevard, Manila, Philippines.

2. PASSPORT PHOTOS: 2 passport photos of the applicant.

3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE: Each fiancee visa applicant must have a birth certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on security paper.

4. NBI CLEARANCE: Applicants aged 16 years and older must have a valid Record Clearance for Travel Abroad Purposes from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Clearances should be in the applicant’s current name, birth certificate name, maiden name and any aliases or nicknames ever used, including different spellings of all names ever used. An official letter of explanation from the NBI is required for any notation of no criminal record, no pending criminal case and no derogatory record. NBI is located along Taft Avenue in Manila. For immigration purposes, an NBI clearance is considered valid only for one year from the date it is issued.

5. POLICE CERTIFICATES: A police certificate is required from a country in which the applicant lived for more than one year (six months if you are applying for a K-1 visa) after turning 16 years old. As with NBI clearances, foreign police certificates should be obtained in any maiden names, aliases or nicknames ever used while in the country in question, including different spellings of all names ever used. Information on how to secure police certificates from countries where these are available may be obtained by contacting U.S. Embassy Manila’s Immigrant Visa Branch, or an Embassy/Consulate of the country from which the Police certificate is required. The State Department's Visa Office offers online information on availability of country documents including police certificates through its Country Document Finder.

6. MARRIAGE RECORDS: (If applicable) If the marriage ended by divorce, annulment, disappearance or death of the spouse, legal and/or civil documentation must be presented attesting to the termination of the marriage.

7. MILITARY RECORD: Applicants that have served in the military should present a certified copy of their military records.

8. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OF A RELATIONSHIP: Applicants for a K1 visa should be prepared to submit documents that further establish their relationship with the petitioner or the principal applicant. Six or more photographs together to establish the existence of a relationship. Personal correspondence such as postal letters and cards, emails, home telephone records, cell phone bills, bank records, proof of joint property ownership and/or joint financial obligations.

9. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Evidence of Financial Support which shall include an Affidavit of Support which shall be filed by the petitioner and the petitioner’s income tax return and W-2 for 1 previous year.

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