Kyiv Embassy to process immigrant visas (03/20/05)

Kyiv Embassy to process immigrant visas

Embassy of the United States

KYIV - On March 1, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv began the transfer of immigrant visa processing for Ukrainian citizens from the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw to Kyiv. Immigrant visas interviews will start in Kyiv on May 3.

Moving immigrant visa processing from Warsaw to Kyiv will save visa applicants significant time and resources; they will no longer have to travel to Poland in order to complete the immigrant visa process. Diversity visa ("visa lottery") applications will continue to be processed in Warsaw.

The first step in transferring immigrant visa processing is the retention of approved I-130 (immigrant visa) petitions filed at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. American citizens file these petitions for their immediate relatives - spouses, children or parents residing in Ukraine. Instead of sending these petitions to Warsaw, the Immigrant Visa Unit in Kyiv will retain them for processing. The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw stopped accepting I-130 petitions for Ukrainian beneficiaries as of March 1.

Also starting March 1, the U.S. National Visa Center stopped sending all Ukrainian immigrant petitions to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. Instead, they are now mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv so that immigrant visa interviews can take place in Kyiv beginning on May 3.

Prospective I-130 petitioners who plan to file in Ukraine will find complete information on the Embassy's webpage: http://kiev.usembassy.gov/visa_immigrantvisas_eng.html.

Service hours for filing petitions are 1-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, in the Immigrant Visa Unit of the U.S. Consular Section at 6 Pimonenko St., Kyiv 01901. Inquiries may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 380-44-490-4570.

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