U.S. eliminates non-immigrant visa issuance fees for Ukrainians (07/17/05)

U.S. eliminates non-immigrant visa issuance fees for Ukrainians

Embassy of the United States

KYIV - To better facilitate travel between Ukraine and the United States, the United States has eliminated all non-immigrant visa issuance fees for Ukrainians. Ukrainian applicants for non-immigrant visas will be charged only the congressionally mandated $100 visa application fee, which applies worldwide to all visa applicants.

Other ways in which the United States is improving consular services for the Ukrainian public include the following.

Every Wednesday at 2-3 p.m., travelers with a recent, proven travel record to the U.S. can reapply for a non-immigrant visa on a walk-in basis without an appointment. See http://www.usembassy.kiev.ua/visa_appointment_dropbox_eng.html for instructions and further information on those who qualify for this expedited processing.
The U.S. government invested $180,000 to renovate the U.S. consular building, nearly doubling and improving the public space. As a result, non-immigrant visa cases are processed more efficiently, and immigrant visa applicants no longer need to travel to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw for their visa interview. This is a great savings of time and money for Ukrainian applicants.
Via an easy-to-use, free on-line/e-mail appointment system, Ukrainian applicants book their own non-immigrant visa appointments for a specified time slot at the next available opening, or a later date of their own choosing. The Embassy provides expedited appointments for medical emergency cases, as well as for student and business travelers who can demonstrate a need to be in the U.S. by a certain school- or business-related date.
This spring the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a record number of exchange visitor visas to Ukrainians. Nearly 3,000 Ukrainian college students will participate in work and travel programs in the United States this summer.

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