2018 Recent Visa Reciprocity Changes

The U.S. Department of State Visa Reciprocity Tables are a database organized by country in which the Department of State publishes guidelines for document requirements to be used by visa applicants in preparation for submission of visa applications. Below is a list of changes made to the visa reciprocity tables for the year 2018. These changes come from a post released by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA Doc. No. 18010535).

• April 5, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Panama: Updated Police Record

• March 22, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.): Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID Card, Court, Prison, Travel Documents, Police, Military, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• March 20, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Bermuda: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Ireland: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Police / Prison, Court, Travel and Post Contact.

• March 19, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Guatemala: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Court, Prison, Police, Military and Travel Documents
o Uzbekistan: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Court, Prison, Police, Military, Travel Documents and Post Contact.

• March 14, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Iraq: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• March 6, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Bahamas: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Nepal: Updated General, Birth, Death, Buria, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Police, Prison, Military, Passport and Other Travel, Visa Issuing Post, and Visa Services.

• March 5, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Uruguay: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Iraq: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID, Police/Prison, Court, Military, Travel, Contact, Services
o Jordan: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Non-Conviction, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Russia: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, ID card, Adoption, Police, Court, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Finland: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Police, Court, Prison, Military, Travel, and Post Contact.

• March 1, 2018 Updated Information for:
o New Caledonia: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Tonga: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Wallis and Futuna: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Tuvalu: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• February 27, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Ecuador Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce.

• February 26, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Jamaica: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Algeria: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Lithuania: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce.
o Denmark: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card,
o Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Sierra Leone: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Police, Court, Prison, Military, Travel, and Post Contact.
o Ethiopia: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID Card, Police, Court, Prison, Military, Travel, and Post Contact.

• February 7, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Greece: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Police and Prison, Adoption, and Post Contact Information.

• February 5, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Ukraine: Updated Certificates (Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, and Police), Records (Prison, Court, Military), Travel Documents, Post Contact Information and Visa Services.
o Albania: Updated Marriage Certificates.

• February 2, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Latvia: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police/Prison, Court, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• January 31, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Kyrgyzstan: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Bangladesh: Updated General, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, ID, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, Post Contact and Visa Services
o Lithuania: Update Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Certificates
o Zambia: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel Documents, and Post Contact.

• January 30, 2018 Updated Information for:
o Venezuela: Updated Passport/Travel Documents.
o Democratic Republic of Congo: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• January 25, 2018 Updated information for:
o New Zealand: Updated Police Certificates.
o Sudan: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.

• January 22, 2018 Updated information for:
o Djibouti: Updated Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Syria: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police/Prison, Court, Military, Travel, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Moldova: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, and Post Contact.

• January 19, 2018 Updated information for:
o Venezuela: Updated Police Certificates.

• January 18, 2018 Updated information for:
o Afghanistan: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Guardianship, Adoption, Id Card, Court/Prison, Police, Military, Travel, and Post Contact.
o Peru: Updated Imprisonment Records.

• January 17, 2018 Updated information for:
o Kazakhstan: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o Pakistan: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services.
o France: Updated General Document, Birth, Death/Burial, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court, Prison, Military, Travel Documents, and Post Contact.

• January 12, 2018 Updated information for:
o Democratic Republic of Congo: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, and Contact.

• January 11, 2018 Updated information for:
o Kuwait: Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, and Contact.
o Paraguay Updated General Document, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, Id Card, Police, Court/Prison, Military, Travel, and Contact.

• January 3, 2018 Updated information for:
o Panama: Updated General, Adoption, Marriage, Divorce, Police, Court, Police Record,Court Record, Military, and Travel Documents).

For more information

This blog post does not serve as legal advice and does not establish any client-attorney privilege. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our legal team directly.

Find us on LinkedIn.

This information comes from a news release from the American Immigration Lawyers Association published by (AILA Doc. No. 18010535.