3. FORMS: Please complete a DS-160 (Non-immigrant Visa Electronic Application) to submit to this office
before your interview.
Please chose Ankara as your choice of interview location when completing the form. This form does not
need to be printed after online submission; the electronic version will be accessible to the Consular
Officer at the time of interview. However, please print out the confirmation page (with the barcode) of
your submitted DS-160 form and bring it to your interview along with the other required documents.
4. BIRTH CERTIFICATES
o Birth certificates for Turkey are called “Nüfus Kayıt Örneği”. It should include your full name,
date and place of birth, name of your parents, marriage/divorce records and spouse/children
information, if applicable. Please provide an original. No English translation is required. This
document can be obtained online from e-Devlet system.
o Birth certificated for Iran are called “Shenasname”. Please provide the original, certified English
translation with a copy.
o Birth certificates for Iraq are “Surat Kayid 1957 for Family”. Please bring its original with English
translation and copy.
5. DIVORCE DECREE OR DEATH CERTIFICATE: If you were married previously, provide the original, copy
and English translation of the divorce decree or death certificate to prove the dissolution of each prior
marriage. For divorces that took place in the U.S. or Turkey, the court-certified original divorce decrees
must either have the raised seal or rubber stamps of the court and original signatures. Attorney
certified copies without raised seals, rubber stamps or plain photocopies of court certified divorce
decrees will not be accepted. Marriage or birth certificates on which the divorce is registered and
translations of divorce documents without the originals are not accepted in lieu of a court-certified
divorce decree.
6. MILITARY CARD: All applicants need to provide original, copy and certified English translation of military
card. If you are exempt from the service, please provide a copy and certified English translation of your
military service exemption card.
7. COURT AND PRISON RECORDS: Persons convicted of a crime must obtain a copy of each court record
and any prison record, even if the beneficiary has been pardoned or granted amnesty. If you have a
conviction, please provide the original, copy and English translation of all the law articles referred to in
your court record.
8. OTHER COURT DOCUMENTS: Copies of court records regarding name changes, age amendments,
adoption and similar subjects must also be submitted. Originals, copies and English translations of these
documents should be submitted at the time of interview.
9. POLICE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED FOR APPLICANTS 16 YEARS AND OLDER:
Applicants are required to submit a police certificate from the country of the applicant’s nationality and
current residence. Police certificates are also required from all other countries where the applicant has
resided for at least 6 months. Regardless of the length of residence, a police certificate must also be
obtained from the police authorities of any place where the applicant has been arrested for any
reason. Police certificates for Turkey must include the archive records check (Arsiv kayitli Adli Sicil
Kaydi), but do not need translation. Police certificates for Iran are not required. For detailed information
on how to obtain a police certificate from a country, please visit U.S. Department of State website at
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-
Country.html
10. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT: A K visa applicant and any accompanying children must
meet the public charge requirement of INA 212(a)(4). In order to demonstrate to the
consular officer’s satisfaction that they will not become a public charge, applicants may
need to submit evidence of support. This evidence can include, but is not limited to, a letter
from the petitioner’s employer or proof of applicant’s or petitioner’s personal funds (bank