DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VISA |
The bureaucratic hurdles facing German Jews attempting to emigrate in the late 1930s were overwhelming. Nations required extensive documentation that was often virtually impossible to obtain. The following is a list of the documents required by the United States to obtain a visa. Five copies of the visa application |
Two copies of the applicant's birth certificate Quota number (establishing the applicant's place on the waiting list) |
Two sponsors: |
Supporting documents: Certificate of Good Conduct from German Police authorities, including two copies of each: Affidavits of Good Conduct (after September 1940) from several responsible disinterested persons Physical examination at U.S. consulate Proof of permission to leave Germany (imposed September 30, 1939) Proof that prospective immigrant had booked passage to the Western hemisphere (imposed September 1939) |