American Embassy in Hanoi Vietnam

Resident American citizens in Vietnam and Vietnamese citizens intending to visit the United States will find valuable information and services provided by the United States consulate office in Hanoi. Take a quick view for the information below to know how it can serve both of them.

United States visa
If you are Vietnamese planning to visit the United States for a limited period of time, you have to issue non-immigrant visa. You will find all requirements needed to issue non-immigrant visa, including the categories for the visa and specific requirement for every category
The visa waiver program this programs permits applicant, who qualify for the program, to enter the United States for limited period of time with no need for visa

immigrant visa varies according to your case: immediate relative if you are: The spouse or minor unmarried child of a United States citizen or the parent of a United States citizen who is over the age of twenty-one then you apply for immediate relative visa . Intending to marry an American citizen and reside in the United States? you have to apply for Fiancé(e) visa, this visa allows you to enter the states for 90 -180 days to complete the marriage then you apply to the (USCIS) to extend your stay in the United States and after 2 years apply once more to remove the conditional stay . if you are: Priority Worker who have extra ordinary abilities , Member of a Profession holding advanced degree and exceptional abilities , skilled worker holding baccalaureate degree in a profession that have shortage in the United States , Investor who intend to invest about 500,000 – 1,000,000 $ and employ at least 10 unrelated employees then employment visa is your choice.

The diversity lottery visa,
general requirements: minimum of twelve years education including FOUR years of high school which must be the equivalent of a U.S. High School diploma . The specific regulation changes every year due to United States security
According to the visa type you are applying for, you will be asked to take an appointment and fill all the required forms, along with presenting you documentation, medical examination, personal photos
All the forms which need to be filled for this visa can be gained from the consulate office along with a list of required documents for supporting your case and photograph requirements.

For American citizen

The embassy provides information needed about travel warnings and public announcements that could be useful for United States citizens over seas. Also the embassy provides necessary phone numbers that you can dial in case of emergencies concerning deaths of American citizen, stolen green cards and lost passports. Issuing and reissuing of United States passports issuance regulations and fees needed are provided by the embassy for performing these services. Registering births & deaths of American citizens in Thailand are some of the services done by the embassy for us citizens residing in Thailand.
Child adoption: to adopt child from Vietnam you have to contact the embassy first for getting a good grasp of the procedure needed to complete the adoption

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