Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

2017 Visa Reciprocity Changes

12/28/17 AILA Doc. No. 17032030. Consular Processing

December 28, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Mexico (Updated Birth, Death, Divorce, Adoption, Marriage, Military, Police, Court Records and Certificates, National ID Cards, Travel Documents and Visa Services) and Germany (Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, Other, and Contact; Added Travel Document information).


December 20, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Senegal (Updated Birth Certificate, Police, Marriage, Divorce and Adoption Certificates, ID Cards, Police, Military, Travel Documents, and Post Contact), St. Kitts and Nevis (Updated Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates, v Marriage, Divorce Adoption, ID Cards, Police, Military, Travel Documents, and Post Contact), Ukraine (Updated Comments in Marriage, Birth and Death Certificates), and the Philippines (Added Police Certificate information).


November 17, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Tunisia (Updated Birth Certificate, Marriage, Divorce Adoption, ID Cards, Police, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services), El Salvador (Updated Birth Certificate, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Cards, Court, Prison, Police, Military, Travel Documents), Costa Rica (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/ Travel Documents), Albania (Updated Military), and Belize (Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Adoption, ID, Court Records, Prison Records, Police, Military, and Travel Documents).


October 20, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Eritrea (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Identity, Police Records, Court, Prison, Passports, Visa and Other Records).


October 19, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Guatemala (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records and Travel Documents).


October 17, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Sweden (Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/Travel Documents and Visa Issuing Post).


October 16, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Malawi (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/Travel Documents and Visa Issuing Post).


October 13, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Honduras (Updated Police Record).


October 10, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Iceland (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates, as well as National ID Cards, Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/ Travel Documents and Visa Issuing Post).


October 6, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Vietnam (Updated Prison, Court and Military Records), the Netherlands (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/ Travel Documents and Visa Issuing Post), and Austria (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, Military Records, Passport/ Travel Documents and Visa Issuing Post).


October 4, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Guatemala (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and Police Certificates as well as National ID Cards Court, Prison, and Military Records).


September 26, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Singapore (Updated Police Certificate Comments Area).


September 25, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for the United Arab Emirates, Honduras, and Panama.


September 18, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Iran (Updated Birth Information) and Kosovo (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce and Court/Police Certificates and Post Contact Information).


September 13, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Zimbabwe (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce and Court/Police Certificates and Post Contact Information).


September 11, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for the United Arab Emirates (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce and Court/Police Certificates and Post Contact Information).


September 7, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Brazil (Updated Marriage and Divorce documents).


August 30, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Jordan (Updated Marriage and Birth Certificates) and Niger (Updated Police, Marriage, Birth, Death, Divorce and Adoption Certificates, National ID Cards, Prison, Court, and Military Records, Travel Documents and Post Contact Information).


August 24, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Venezuela (Updated Police Certificate).


August 15, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Latvia (Updated Police/Prison Records).


August 9, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Ecuador (Updated Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates).


July 17, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Colombia (Updated Marriage Certificate).


July 3, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Columbia* (Updated Birth, Death, Burial, Marriage and Police Certificates) and Venezuela (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Certificates, National ID Cards, Police and Court Records, Prison Records, Other Travel and Visa Services).

*Country misspelled by DOS in their visa reciprocity table.


June 27, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Nigeria (Updated Divorce Certificate and Decree Absolute) and Cabo Verde (Updated Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates, Adoption, National ID Cards, Police Records, Military Records and Post Contact information).


June 16, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Paraguay (Updated Marriage, Divorce, Police Certificates and Court/Prison Records Information).


June 9, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Bahrain (Updated Police Certificate Information).


May 17, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Burma (Added National ID card Information).


May 16, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Bulgaria (Updated Police Certificate, Court Records and Marriage Certificate Information)


May 5, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Israel (updated police certificate information).


April 20, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Saudi Arabia (updated police certificate information).


April 18, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Lebanon (updated birth certificate) and for Bolivia (updated general document, divorce certificate, and other record information).


April 7, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Nigeria (updated Post contact information)


April 6, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Algeria (updated Police Certificate information)


April 3, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Nigeria (updated Post contact information)


March 28, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Cameroon (updated classifications information)


March 22, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Chile (updated birth, marriage, and divorce certificates) and updated information for Slovakia (updated marriage and divorce certificates).


March 20, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information for Algeria (updated Police Certificate).


March 8, 2017

DOS updates the visa reciprocity tables, including updated information from January, February, and March.

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