Form VCU 1 at a glance
What it is: Personal Data Form VCU 1 should be completed on-line by filing-in the applicable data fields.
Who signs: Please review the information you have provided for accuracy. Print the form and date and sign it.
A filled-in Form VCU 1 example: a first-time visa applicant with a clean record
How to fill out Form VCU 1, box by box
Section One: Surname, First Names and Aliases
Fill in Section One as completely as possible, leaving blank only those fields that do not apply in your case.
Enter the Surname, First Names, Aliases (i.e. maiden name, previous married name etc.), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Passport # and Purpose of Travel/Type of Visa for which you are applying.
Previously found ineligible for a U.S. visa
Under Have you previously been found ineligible for a U.S. visa?, state the section of law under which you were found ineligible, if known, and enter Yes/No for Did you receive a waiver of the ineligibility?
Section Two: arrests, cautions and convictions
Fill in Section Two if the police certificate from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) states "No Trace" or "No Live Trace" or does not list, in full, your arrests/cautions/convictions.
You are also required to fill in Section Two if the arrest, conviction or caution took place outside the United Kingdom.
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to U.S. visa law and a spent conviction, regardless of when it may have occurred must be declared when applying for the visa.
If you have been arrested or summoned for, charged with, indicted for, cautioned or convicted of a crime or other offense, give full details including date, place and nature of offense: Date (dd/mm/yyyy), Location & Type (Magistrate, Crown, Sheriff etc.), Offense (State in full) and Sentence (State in full).
Section Three: prison sentence
Fill in Section Three if, as a result of any conviction, you served a prison sentence.
Complete the questions in full: Duration of Sentence Imposed (months/years), Duration of Sentence actually served (months/years), Date of release from prison (dd/mm/yyyy) and Date of release from probation (dd/mm/yyyy).
Section Four: denied entry into the United States
Fill in Section Four if you have ever been denied entry into the United States.
If you were denied entry into the United States, please complete the following and attach a copy of your turnaround report (I-877/I-275) if you have one:
Date of refused entry (dd/mm/yyyy), Location of refused entry and Reason for refused entry (if known).
Section Five: violated the terms of a U.S. visa
Fill in Section Five if you have ever violated the terms of a U.S. visa or the Visa Waiver Program and/or have overstayed the period of time granted by U.S. immigration.
If you violated the terms of a U.S. visa or the Visa Waiver Program and either overstayed or were deported from the United States, complete the Date entered the U.S. (dd/mm/yyyy), U.S. Visa Type (Visa Waiver Program or Visa Category), Date deported the U.S. (dd/mm/yyyy), Admitted for how long, Date departed and Reason for overstay/deportation.
Section Six: explain and include any relevant dates and locations
Fill in Section Six if you have ever answered "YES" to any of eligibility questions on the visa application form DS-160 that have not been fully explained in Sections Two to Five.
If you have answered “Yes” to question any of the eligibility questions on the online nonimmigrant visa application form, DS-160 that has not been explained fully in Sections Two to Five, please explain and include any relevant dates and locations. If you have any supporting documentation such as Doctors' letters, please attach these too.
Sign and date the form
Under I CERTIFY THAT MY ANSWERS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT, write the Signature and the Date.
More rules for Form VCU 1
Handwritten forms will be discarded.
Sources
[1] Form VCU 1 (May 2011), Personal Data Form, U.S. Embassy London (the Official source link on this page).