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Visa Records Contact Information

The following chart indicates the most likely location for information relating to visa matters. Please note: U.S. Embassies and Consulates do not accept FOIA or Privacy Act requests. All FOIA requests for Department of State visa records should be sent to the Office of Information Programs and Services.

Requested Information	Contact
Inquiries into visa cases in progress overseas	The U.S. Embassy or Consulate handling the case.
Visa denials Non-immigration visa records Immigrant visa inquiries Correspondence to and from an overseas post	Office of Information Programs and Services A/GIS/IPS/RL 2201 C Street N.W., Suite B266 Washington, D.C. 20520-0000
Correspondence to or from the National Visa Center Civil documents presented by petitioner	National Visa Center Attention: Written Correspondence 32 Rochester Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801-2909
Immigration records for permanent resident aliens Alien Files Copy of visa approval notice Authorization of permission to work in the U.S. Adjudication of: immigrant visa petitions naturalization petitions asylum and refugee applications	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services National Records Center, FOIA/PA Office P.O. Box 648010 Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-8010
Visa records from 1910-1940	Archives II Reference Branch (RD-DC), Room 2400 National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001