INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS

GET PREPARED: Obtain all the applicable documents on the checklist below. All immigrant visa applicants must

present the originals of all documents and the medical examination during the visa interview, otherwise a visa cannot

be issued.

INTERVIEW SCHEDULING: Most of the immigrant visa applicants are scheduled at the National Visa Center. If

your interview is not scheduled by the National Visa Center, contact the Call Center or register online to schedule

To schedule your visa appointment online please visit this website: http://www.ustraveldocs.com

• Click the green button “Apply Now” on http://www.ustraveldocs.com to create your profile, register for

passport delivery, and schedule a visa appointment.

• In order to schedule a visa interview appointment go to the tab “Schedule Appointment” and follow next

steps:

1. Select visa class

2. Add a dependent(s) if you are applying with child(ren)

3. Chose the available date and time of your visa interview on the online calendar

4. Print the visa appointment confirmation page

5. Provide preferred passport pickup location

6. Print the confirmation page that will be available in PDF format

7. Bring the confirmation page with you for your visa interview appointment

CANCEL INTERVIEW: If you are unable to keep your visa appointment date, please visit the same website or call

the Visa Information and Appointment Service to reschedule your visa appointment.

The total fee for EACH IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANT (including children) is $325 for immediate relative

and family preference cases, $345 for employment-based cases, and $205 for all other cases, payable in U.S. Dollars

or hryvnyas. You can pay immigrant visa fee only at the Consular Section. You do not need to pay additional

immigrant visa fee if it has already been paid at the National Visa Center.

given name or last name, or change in applicant’s situation such as marriage, death of petitioner, or birth of children.

If you are aware of any discrepancies in the spelling of applicant’s names or dates of birth, or in cases when not all of

the applicant’s previous last names were included in the petition at the time of filing, please notify the Consular

Section. It is the responsibility of both the petitioner and the beneficiary to keep the Consular Section informed.

Failure to do so prior to the visa interview will lead to a delay in visa processing. The corrections should be e-mailed

to us (e-mail address: KyivIV@state.gov). Please do not send any documents to the Consular Section in Kyiv.

COPIES AND TRANSLATIONS: Documents in English, Ukrainian or Russian do not need to be translated. When

you arrive for the interview, you MUST present all the original documents accompanied by a photocopy and, if the

PASSPORTS BY COURIER: Prior to your appointment date, you must visit http://www.ustraveldocs.com or call

the Visa Information and Appointment Service at 38 044 383 8066 Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. or

from the United States at 703 988 7107 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST and follow the steps to register at which

TMM courier service location you would like to pick up your visa.

The registration for TMM pick up location is required for every applicant including children. You must have the

Passport Number, Date of Birth, Nationality, KEV case number, your e-mail address and visa category for each

applicant (principal applicant and all family members, including children) ready in order to complete the registration.

If you register online, after entering your information you will be prompted to select a TMM location to which you

would like to have your visa delivered. Please make sure that you print out your confirmation letter and bring it with

you to the visa appointment. If you register through the Call Center, you will receive a confirmation of TMM courier

TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION: VISA PROCESSING MUST OCCUR WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM

THE DATE OF THIS LETTER. Section 203(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that an intending

immigrant pursue his/her visa application within one year from the date the Embassy informs him or her that all the

necessary documents have been received. Otherwise, your application and any visa petition approved for you will be

cancelled.

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST:

1. PASSPORTS: A passport must be valid for travel to the United States and must have at least 8 months' validity

beyond the planned date of travel to the U.S. Please bring any valid U.S. visas to the interview.

names of both parents. The certificate must also indicate that it is an extract from official records. If you or any

children were adopted, you must submit the final adoption decree.

Single/divorced/widowed and married applicants with children from previous marriages will be questioned

about child’s custody status and should come prepared to discuss the issue and provide any related documents they

may have. The Ukrainian government has certain requirements for children traveling outside Ukraine. You may

contact the government of Ukraine to find out more about the requirements applicable to your specific situation.

3. POLICE CERTIFICATES (original): Applicants aged 16 years and older must submit a police certificate from

the country of nationality and the country of residence at the time of visa application, if the applicant has resided there

for 6 months or more. (For example, an 18 year old Russian citizen residing in Ukraine must present a police

the oblast centers from the Departments of Information Technology at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or in the

local MIA service centers. The police certificate is valid for TWO YEARS.

All police records issued for visa applicants who have changed their names need to bear all the names applicants have

used. These include maiden names and names from previous marriages. If the name was obtained through means other

than marriage or divorce, it should be listed on the police certificate as well. Certificates issued solely under the

applicant’s current name will not be accepted.

NOTE: Police certificates from certain countries are considered unobtainable. To check the availability of police

certificates in other countries, please go to http://travel.state.gov/. The information is located under VISAS – FEES

AND RECIPROCITY TABLES link.

6. EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT: Form I-864, a contractual Affidavit of Support, must be submitted for most

immigrant visa applicants. Please see the enclosed information sheet guidance on preparing the I-864.

Please note that the poverty guidelines change every year. You need to make sure that the income reflected in I-864

form is above the poverty guidelines effective at the time of I-864 signing. To check the Department of Homeland

Security poverty guidelines, please go to http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/I-864p.pdf.

I-864 form needs to be accompanied by the most recent IRS tax transcript.

7. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES (original and copy): Currently or previously married persons are required to

present their marriage certificate or change of name certificates if they no longer have their marriage certificates. If

9. DIVORCE/DEATH CERTIFICATES (original and copy): Divorce certificate as a proof of the termination of

any previous marriage must also be submitted. If the spouse is deceased, a death certificate should be submitted.

Divorce certificates must be obtained at the local registrar’s office (RAGS). Court decrees terminating marriage are

acceptable only if issued in Ukraine after July 27, 2010.

10. PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP FOR SPOUSES OF AMERICAN CITIZENS AND SPOUSES OF LPRs:

Letters, e-mails, photos, phone bills, Skype logs etc. Electronic media is not acceptable.

11. MEDICAL EXAMINATION: All applicants must have medical examinations at the time of the interview. See

attached medical examination requirements.

The applicants must submit proof of vaccinations. Applicants should also pay attention to the validity of the medical

examination. If the medical examination expires before the applicant arrives in the United States, it must be repeated.