General
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Visas That Can Not Be Renewed In
The U.S.
Required Documentation
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General
Information
The Diplomatic
Liaison/Visa Revalidation Division of the Visa Office accepts applications
for revalidation of A-2 and NATO 1-6 visas for foreign military personnel
stationed in the United States. If the principal applicant has no
Personal Identification Number (PID) assigned by the Department of
State’s Office of Protocol, he/she must submit either military
orders or a letter from the U.S. military command describing the applicant's
assignment in the U.S. Foreign military orders must be in English
or have an English translation attached. The letter must be on the
letterhead of the military command, signed by a command official empowered
to sign such letters, contain the principal applicant's and dependents'
names, and state when the principal applicant’s tour of duty
will be completed. Applicants may also apply for a new visa at a U.S.
embassy or consulate abroad that processes nonimmigrant visa applications.
Visas That Can Not Be Renewed In The U.S.
The Visa Office
does not revalidate visas for nationals of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya,
North Korea, Sudan, or Syria, the seven countries currently designated
as state sponsors of terrorism. These applicants must apply for new
visas at a U.S. embassy or consulate
abroad. For more information, please see the Notice: Special
Visa Processing Procedures Pursuant to Section 306 of the Enhanced
Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002.
Please note that
the Visa Office does NOT revalidate A-3 or NATO-7 visas for personal
staff of A-2 and NATO 1-6 visa holders. A-3 and NATO-7 applicants
must apply for new visas at a U.S.
embassy or consulate abroad that processes nonimmigrant visa applications.
Required Documentation
Applicants must
submit all required documentation with the visa application. The Visa
Office is unable to accept supplementary mailings from applicants
who forgot to include some or all of the required documentation or
other information. There are NO visa fees for A-2 or NATO visa applications.
Each applicant
for revalidation of an A-2 or NATO 1-6 visa must submit:
- One passport,
valid for travel to the U.S., and valid at least six months
beyond the visa application date (including Visa Office processing
time). Attach the passport containing the most recent A-2 or NATO
visa.
- The original
I-94, Arrival and Departure card, issued by the Department
of Homeland Security/Bureau of Immigration and Consular Services
(formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service) from the applicant’s
most recent admission to the U.S.
- One typed
visa application form DS-1648, Application for
A, G or NATO visa. Applicants must give their full surname and full
first and middle names. Please spell out the date of birth, i.e.
04 MAR 1940. Include the principal applicant’s and applicant’s
Personal Identification Number (PID) assigned by the Office of Protocol,
if available. (Many NATO applicants do not have a PID number.)
- One photograph
stapled or glued to the DS-1648 in the designated space,
which meets the nonimmigrant
photograph requirements.
- Dependents
applying separately from the principal applicant must submit copies
of the principal applicant’s visa and front and back of the
principal applicant’s I-94 in addition to the requirements
listed above.
How To
Apply
The application
package, including a self-addressed, stamped return envelope or a
properly completed commercial courier airbill and envelope, should
be sent to:
CA/VO/P/D
– Visa Office
U.S. Department of State
2401 E Street, NW (SA-1, L-703)
Washington, DC 20522-0106
The Visa Office
does not endorse the use of any particular commercial courier service.
If using the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Service recommends a
padded envelope for passport return. A family should submit one courier
airbill/envelope or one self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return
of their documents. Please use the military command’s address
or the applicant’s personal address in the U.S. as the “from”
address on the airbill or the self-addressed envelope. Please ensure
that the airbill contains the military command’s courier company
account number or applicant’s valid credit card number.
A-2 and NATO visa
applications are processed expeditiously.
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