2017 Recent Visa Reciprocity Changes

Below is a list of changes made to the visa reciprocity tables for the year of 2017 since March, from most to least recent. The changes made prior to March can be found in another "Visa Reciprocity Changes" article on our website. These changes come from a post released by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 17032030).

• October 6, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Vietnam: Updated prison, court, and military records
  • Netherlands: Updated general information, birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption, and police certificates as well as national ID cards, court, prison, military records, travel documents, and Visa Issuing post
  • 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, Visa Issuing Post
• October 4, 2017 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 Updated information for Singapore: Updated police certificate comments area
• September 25, 2017 Updated information for the United Arab Emirates, Honduras, and Panama
• September 18, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Iran: Updated birth information
  • Kosovo: Updated birth, death, marriage, divorce, and court/police certificates and post contact information
• September 13, 2017 Updated information for Zimbabwe: Updated birth, death, marriage, divorce and court/police certificates and post contact information
• September 11, 2017 Updated information for the United Arab Emirates: Updated birth, death, marriage, divorce and court/police certificates and post contact information
• September 7, 2017 Updated information for Brazil: updated marriage and divorce documents
• August 30, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Jordan: Updated marriage and birth certificates
  • 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 Updated information for Venezuela: Updated police certificate
• August 15, 2017 Updated information for Latvia: Updated police/prison records
• August 9, 2017 Updated information for Ecuador: Updated birth, death, and marriage certificates
• July 17, 2017 Updated information for Colombia: Updated marriage certificate
• July 3, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Colombia: Updated birth, death, burial, marriage, and police certificates
  • Venezuela: Updated birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates, national ID cards, police and court records, prison records, other travel and visa services
• June 27, 2017: Updated information for:
  • Nigeria: Updated divorce certificate and decree absolute
  • Cabo Verde: Updated birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, adoption, national ID cards, police records, military records and post contact information
• June 16, 2017 Updated information for Paraguay: Updated marriage, divorce, police certificates and court/prison records information
• June 9, 2017 Updated information for Bahrain: Updated police certificate information
• May 17, 2017 Updated information for Burma: Added national ID card information
• May 16, 2017 Updated information for Bulgaria: Updated police certificate, court records and marriage certificate information
• May 5, 2017: Updated information for Israel: Updated police certificate information
• April 20, 2017 Updated information for Saudi Arabia: Updated police certificate information
• April 18, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Lebanon: Updated birth certificate
  • Bolivia: Updated general document, divorce certificate, and other record information
• April 7, 2017 Updated information for Nigeria: Updated post contact information
• April 6, 2017 Updated information for Algeria: Updated police certificate information
• April 3, 2017 Updated information for Nigeria: Updated post contact information
• March 28, 2017 Updated information for Cameroon: Updated classifications information
• March 22, 2017 Updated information for:
  • Chile: Updated birth, marriage, and divorce certificates
  • Slovakia: Updated marriage and divorce certificates
• March 20, 2017 Updated information for Algeria: Updated police certificate

Find more information about reciprocity, and the complete list of changes since May of 2016 here.

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