The U.S. Department of state added their visa category on Somaliland Document after they reveal a better system of record keeping.
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The US government says that documents from Somaliland, such as birth certificates, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates, and other documents, should be given due consideration because their registration process is better than in Somalia.
“Somaliland has a better system of record keeping. If an applicant has a document from this region, they should submit a copy of that document in addition to a sworn affidavit.”
Read below part of the conditions published online on US State Departments’ Bureau of Consular Affairs
“Birth Certificates
Affidavits of Birth: Applicants should submit a sworn affidavit by at least two individuals before a notary public, lawyer, or attorney that contains the following information – where the birth took place, when it took place, and the full name of both parents to whom the child was born to.
Comments: The autonomous region of Somalia known as Somaliland has a better system of record keeping. If an applicant has a document from this region, they should submit a copy of that document in addition to a sworn affidavit.
If the interview is at US Embassy Addis Ababa, please acquire a birth certificate from the Somali Embassy in Addis Ababa and bring it to their interview. Applicants do not need to submit the Somalian Embassy issued a document to NVC as part of their immigrant visa processing.
Death Certificates
Affidavits of Death: Applicants should submit a sworn affidavit by at least two individuals before a notary public, lawyer, or attorney that contains the following information – where the death took place when it took place, and who confirmed the death (if anyone).
Comments: The autonomous region of Somalia known as Somaliland has a better system of record keeping. If an applicant has a document from this region, they should submit a copy of that document in addition to a sworn affidavit.
Marriage Certificates
Affidavits of Marriage: Applicants should submit a sworn affidavit by at least two individuals before a notary public, lawyer, or attorney that contains the following information – where the marriage took place, when it took place, and full names of the parties married.
Comments: The autonomous region of Somalia known as Somaliland has a better system of record keeping. If an applicant has a document from this region, they should submit a copy of that document in addition to a sworn affidavit.
Divorce Certificates
Affidavits of Divorce: Applicants should submit a sworn affidavit by at least two individuals before a notary public, lawyer, or attorney that contains the following information – where the divorce took place, when it took place, and full names of the parties divorced.
Comments: The autonomous region of Somalia known as Somaliland has a better system of record keeping. If an applicant has a document from this region, they should submit a copy of that document in addition to a sworn affidavit.”
On FEBRUARY 18, 2016, The United States has added Yemen, Somalia and Libya as “countries of concern” under its visa waiver program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday, in a move that will make U.S. visa procedures more stringent for individuals who have visited those nations during the past five years.
The new restrictions were imposed under a law passed after the November 2015 attacks in Paris attributed to Islamic State. Citizens of U.S. allies who previously had been able to travel to the United States without first obtaining a visa now will have to apply to U.S. consulates for such visas if they have traveled to those designated countries in the past five years.
