Announcement for adopting parents

Due to system maintenance, we will be unable to process any immigrant visas on Friday, December 11, 2009, to include no-notice walk-ins. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause  as we upgrade our systems to serve you better.  We encourage families to plan accordingly.

Welcome to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv’s Immigrant Visa Unit. We process immigrant visas for immediate relatives, fiancées, and adopted children of U.S. Citizens.

How to Immigrate to the U.S.

The three main ways to immigrate to the United States are: through a family relationship, through employment or through investment. Yet a fourth way to immigrate is under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which allows for a lottery once a year.

In the first three cases, the immigration process requires a petition to be filed on behalf of the migrant. The petition is filed in the United States with the local Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) having jurisdiction over the petitioner’s residence.

After the USCIS approves the petition, it is forwarded to the National Visa Center (NVC) for further processing. The NVC provides Affidavit of Support Processing and Applicant Document collection for US Embassies and US Consulates. Here you will find information about NVC processing. Once NVC finishes processing the case, they schedule an interview at the Consulate nearest to where the beneficiary resides and where he or she will apply for his or her immigrant visa. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has some country-specific requirements for immigrant visa processing. This information is available at here.

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