IMMIGRANT VISAS
Security Rules
All visitors to U.S. consular sections must abide by the rules that follow:
- Bring only the items and documents that relate to your application
- When you bring your items and documents, ideally you should carry them in an unsealed, transparent plastic bag
- Do not push folders or sealed envelopes through any of the counter windows outside or inside a consular section
- If you are an immigrant visa applicant and have a sealed medical report you can enter a consular section. The medical report must remain sealed at all times
- The following items are not permitted inside a consular section: mobile phones, pagers, tape recorders or players, calculators, cameras, torches, flashlights, radios, digital audio players (for example, i-Pod), compact disc players, cassettes, digital wristwatches, electronic items, smoking items (including cigarettes, lighters, matches, and match boxes), sharp instruments, sealed bags, and sealed envelopes
Please note: U.S. consular sections have limited storage space for electronic items. If possible, please leave your electronic items at home.