Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MALE APPLICANTS AGED 18-60 AND FEMALE MILITARY PERSONNEL
(MARTIAL LAW RESTRICTIONS)
For your information, possessing a valid U.S. immigrant visa in your passport does not grant any privileges for male individuals aged 18-60 and female military personnel to cross the Ukrainian border during martial law. This restriction is in accordance with Ukrainian state law, and the U.S. Embassy cannot intervene with the Ukrainian military on this issue or provide any supporting documents.
All immigrant and K visa applicants, regardless of age, require a medical examination prior to the issuance of a visa. Only a physician accredited by the U.S. Embassy can perform this exam. It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with the clinic listed below before your visa interview at the U.S. Embassy.
Approved Physicians
IOM Migration Health Unit
15 Tarasivska Street
Kyiv, Ukraine
Telephone: 044 584 36 67 / 044 584 36 68
Mobile: 050 028 62 58 (Viber, WhatsApp)
E-mail: iomkievmhd@iom.int
Migration Health Unit of International Organization for Migration (IOM), performs medical examinations Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 3 p.m. by appointment only. Please schedule an appointment in advance by phone 044 584 36 67 or 044 584 36 68 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The registration for medical examination at the clinic takes place between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. The results of medical examination are given to the applicants at 3:00 p.m. next working day after the initial appointment except for the following:
The doctor will need the following items to complete the medical exam forms:
Any medical examination fees, including x-ray and blood test fees, must be paid directly to the examining physician. The medical examination fee for ages 2 and younger is $185 USD, for ages 3-14 is $225 USD, for ages 15 and older is $225 USD. Should examinees require additional vaccinations administered, they will be charged for these separately. Fees may be paid in Ukrainian Hryvnia only. The fees can be paid at the following addresses: 15 Tarasivska street, Kyiv
The medical examination consists of the following components: IGRA Test for all children 2-14, chest X-Ray for adults ages 15 and older, blood test for syphilis for adults ages 18-44, urine test for gonorrhea for adults ages 18-24, general physical examination, vaccinations. The United States also requires tuberculosis (TB) testing for all applicants two years of age and older. Please be prepared to discuss your medical history, medications you are taking, and current treatments you are undergoing.
When your examination is completed, the doctor will provide you with exam results in a sealed envelope. DO NOT OPEN THIS ENVELOPE. Instead, bring it to your visa interview. Any x-rays taken will be given to you. You DO NOT need to bring the x-rays to your visa interview. However, you must carry the x-rays with you when you travel to the United States for the first time. The medical report must be less than six months old when you enter the United States as an immigrant.
Please use the list below to determine the items that every applicant must bring to the immigrant visa interview. Any documents that are not in either English, Ukrainian, or Russian must be accompanied by a certified English translation:
Please bring originals of all the required civil documents, court records and police certificates. Hard copies of civil documents are required only for paper-based cases: locally filed I-130 petitions, Employment-based cases, Special Immigrant Visas. For electronically processed cases, all the documents should be submitted through your CEAC profile, so the applicant should bring only the originals of the submitted copies to the interview.
Evidence of support: Form I-864, a contractual Affidavit of Support, must be submitted for most immigrant visa applicants. Please use this link for the specific guidance and forms. 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 I-864p Guidance. I-864 form needs to be accompanied by the most recent IRS tax transcript. To request transcript, please visit IRS website. For electronically
If you are married: Your original marriage certificate and a photocopy.
If you were previously married: Your original divorce or spouse’s death certificate and a photocopy. If the divorce took place in Ukraine before July 27, 2010, you must bring your Divorce Certificate. If the divorce took place after July 27, 2010, you should bring a Divorce Court Decree.
If you are older than 16 years of age: Police certificate(s) – all applicants 16 or older should present an original or electronic version (Ukrainian electronic police certificates can be requested here). Police certificates should be issued with ALL names you have ever used, including your maiden and married surnames. You should have a police certificate from every country of your citizenship, any country of previous residence in which you have lived for at least one year or more since attaining the age of 16. Police certificates from Ukraine should be[LK1] issued as a “FULL” version («ПОВНИЙ»), not a “SHORTENED” one («СКОРОЧЕНИЙ»). All police certificates are valid for TWO years now (or, if a police certificate is from a foreign country to which you have never returned after receiving it, police certificate can exceed the two-year validity). English translations are only required for non-Ukrainian police certificates.
For employment-based visa applications: Letter from your U.S. employer dated less than one month ago.
If you have ever been convicted of a crime: Court and criminal records, and a photocopy.
If you have served in any country’s military: Military records and a photocopy.
If you are adopted: Adoption papers or custody documents and a photocopy.
If you are the petitioner’s stepchild: The original marriage certificate of the petitioner and your biological parent, and a photocopy.
It is mandatory for all applicants to register their passports and/or other documents for delivery by the courier service company TMM- Express. You must register before your immigrant visa interview. There are two ways to register:
Option №1 (through the website)
Option №2 (through the call center)
Be Ready to provide the following information:
You cannot do the interview until you have completed passport delivery registration!
Sending documents to the U.S. Embassy
If the U.S. Embassy requests additional information or documentation from you, you must submit those documents at a TMM Express office. This web page explains how to submit your documents for delivery to the embassy.
Rescheduling or cancelling your interview
If you are unable to attend your appointment, please visit ustraveldocs.com. There may be a significant wait before the next available appointment, so please attempt to attend the date already assigned. For some family-based and employment preference visa categories, a visa became available within the month you have been scheduled by NVC. DV applicants should be aware that visas are numerically limited and must be issued by September 30 of the program year. There is no guarantee that a visa will still be available on the date of your rescheduled interview. Please carefully consult the Visa Bulletin before you decide to reschedule your interview.
Security screening procedures
All visitors to the U.S. Embassy must follow certain security procedures. Any visitor who declines to be screened by U.S. Embassy security personnel will be unable to enter the embassy. To avoid delaying your entry and that of those in line behind you, please bring only what is required for your interview.
Accompanying Persons
The following persons may accompany a visa applicant to their interview:
Attorneys are not permitted to accompany clients into the waiting room or to their interview.
Immigrant visa fees
If you have not paid all required fees to either the National Visa Center or via the appointment website, please be prepared to pay these fees on the day of your interview.
All fees may be paid in U.S. dollars or Ukrainian Hryvnia. We accept cash and credit cards with a dollar account only. For K Visa applicants, we are currently processing payments only on site, in cash, $265.00 per one applicant. Please note that if you are found ineligible to receive a visa, the application fee cannot be refunded. A complete list of fees can be found here.
Do not make travel plans outside of Ukraine
If your visa is approved, we will keep your passport at the embassy while we prepare your immigration packet and print a visa for your passport. We will return your passport to you later via courier services only.
A consular officer can make a decision on a visa application only after reviewing the formal application and interviewing the applicant. There is no guarantee that you will receive a visa. Do not sell your house, car or property, resign from your job, or make non-refundable flight or other travel arrangements until you have received your immigrant visa.
If more information is needed
Sometimes a consular officer is unable to make a decision on a visa application because he/she needs to review additional documents or the case requires further administrative processing. When additional documents are requested, the consular officer will give you a refusal letter that asks you to submit additional documents. The letter will include instructions on how to send those documents to the Embassy.
Administrative processing takes additional time after the interview. Most administrative processing is resolved within 60 days. However, the timing varies based on the circumstances of each case. Before inquiring about the status of administrative processing, please wait at least 60 days after your interview.
What happens after visa approval
Passport, Visa, and Sealed Immigrant Packet – We will place your immigrant visa on a page in your passport. Please review your visa to make sure there are no spelling errors. We will also give you a sealed envelope containing documents that you must give to U.S. immigration authorities when you arrive in the United States for the first time. Do not open this envelope. You must carry it with you; do not put it in your checked luggage. If you receive x-rays during your medical examination, carry those with you and give them to the U.S. immigration authorities.
USCIS Immigrant Fee – All individuals who are issued immigrant visas overseas must pay an Immigrant Fee to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to traveling to the United States. This fee is for processing your residency status and printing your Permanent Resident Card. The only people exempt from paying this fee are: children entering the United States under the Hague Process, returning residents, and people traveling on a K visa.
When You Should Travel – You must enter the United States before the expiration date on your visa, which is usually the date when your medical examination expires. Your visa cannot be extended and all fees are nonrefundable. The principal applicant must enter before or at the same time as other family members with visas. Children who turn 21 years old after visa issuance must enter the United States before they turn 21 years old; otherwise they will lose their immigrant status.
Getting a Green Card – Your Form I-551 Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, will be automatically mailed to the address in the United States that you write in your visa application form. This is a very important document that proves you have permission to reside in the United States. Once your card is issued, you should not stay outside of the United States for more than one year. If you do, you will lose your status as a Lawful Permanent Resident.
Children’s Issues – Children are required to have certain vaccinations before they can enroll in school in the United States. Therefore, we recommend that you bring your child’s complete vaccination records with you to the United States. Additionally, if your child is adopted, you have full custody as a result of a divorce, or you share custody with the child’s other parent; we recommend that you bring a copy of all applicable adoption or custodial papers from the authoritative court in your home country. You will likely need these papers (translated into English) in the United States for issues such as school enrollment, medical care, and eventual citizenship.
Information for New Immigrants – Please visit the USCIS web page for helpful information on moving to the United States. You can read their publication “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants” online.
If you are interviewing for a Diversity Visa (DV), all of the above instructions apply to you. Please schedule and attend a medical examination prior to your visa interview, register for the required courier service, and gather the required documents.
Below are additional instructions that apply only to DV applicants.
Bring to your interview
In addition to the documents listed on the Pre-Interview Checklist in this package, DV applicants should also bring the following items to your visa interview:
Review your DV Lottery entry
Prior to your visa interview, we recommend that you review the data on your initial E-DV entry. On your initial E-DV application, you must have correctly entered your marital status. If you are legally married you must have listed your spouse, even if you are currently separated from him/her (unless your spouse is a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident).
Additionally, you must have listed ALL of your living children who are unmarried and under 21 years old. This includes your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country.
Failure to have listed an existing spouse or children at the time of your entry in the Diversity Visa lottery will result in the denial of your visa and visas for your family. Any fees paid to the U.S. government in support of your visa application(s) are nonrefundable. If you failed to include a child who had already been born, or a spouse to whom you were married when you entered the lottery, you should not proceed with the visa application. You can review the eligibility requirements online.
For Immigrant Visa Applicants Only, not for K visa applicants
U.S. immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations (listed below) prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. Panel physicians who conduct medical examinations are required to verify that immigrant visa applicants have met vaccination requirements, or that it is medically inappropriate for the visa applicant to receive one or more of the listed vaccinations:
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Rotavirus, Hib, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Meningococcal, Varicella, Pneumococcal, Influenza, Covid19
In order to assist the panel physician and to avoid delays in the processing of an immigrant visa, all immigrant visa applicants should have their vaccination records available for the panel physician’s review at the time of the immigrant medical examination. Visa applicants should consult with their regular health care provider to obtain a copy of their immunization record, if one is available. If you do not have a vaccination record, the panel physician will work with you to determine which vaccinations you may need to meet the requirements. Certain waivers of the vaccination requirement are available upon the recommendation of the panel physician. Only a physician can determine which of the listed vaccinations are medically appropriate for you, given your age, medical history, and current medical condition.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS ON MEASLES VACCINATION:
If you have not previously received measles vaccination, please make sure that you are vaccinated prior to your medical examination appointment. During the medical examination there will be separate test to verify that you have received measles vaccination. If the result of this test is negative you will be required to receive measles vaccination and this may delay your medical clearance and travel to the United States.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS ON COVID-19 VACCINATION:
COVID-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement for U.S. immigration. CDC technical instructions require applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a part of the medical examination. Applicants must complete the entire vaccine series for the medical examination to be considered complete. CDC recommends that applicants get fully vaccinated prior to their medical examinations. Please visit the following link from CDC for additional information on COVID-19 vaccination - https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/panel-physicians/covid-19-technical-instructions.html.
Last Updated: 4/10/2024
4 A.I. Sikorsky St. 04112
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