DS-160 Form Guide: Personal Information

DS-160 Form Guide: Personal Information

Please use the exact spelling and name order indicated in the passport. Issuance of visa will be delayed if the consulate is not informed of all names, previous and current, used by each applicant.

Mexico: Virtually all Mexican applicants can click on ‘Does Not Apply/Technology Not Available’.

China: You must write your names in Chinese characters here. You must provide telecodes for your names.

If you only have other surnames to enter, enter the same given names as above. Conversely, if you only have other given names to enter, enter the same surname as above.

“Maiden” name means the name a woman used before she got married if she changed it after marriage. Married women must be sure to include their full name as used before marriage, after marriage, and any other aliases.

If there are variations in the person’s name in different documents due to cultural issues, you can enter those names here.

If yes, you will need to enter them for both surnames and given names.

K1/K2 visa: This must be anything other than MARRIED or LEGALLY SEPARATED
K3 visa: This must be MARRIED

State/Province of Birth: If State/Province is not applicable to you, check “DOES NOT APPLY”.

Country of Birth: The name of the country should be the name that is currently in use for the place where you were born.

Personal Information 2

You need to include all the nationalities you currently hold or previously held, even if you formally and/or legally relinquished any of them.

If you answer “Yes”, you will be asked to enter the following details about each nationality you hold/have held:

Mexico: Enter the Clave Única de Registro Poblacíon (CURP) as it appears in your passport. If the CURP is not shown in the passport, please check “Does Not Apply”.

Other: If your country has any such number, write it here.

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