To citizens of Ukraine to apply for permission to enter the United States, you should first contact the embassy of this country, submit the necessary package of documents and pass an interview. The US Embassy in Ukraine is engaged in processing various types of visas; in emergency situations, they help American citizens who are in a foreign country. Here, full information about the operation of this structure is described in detail.
Address and how to get
The address of the US Embassy in Kiev: st. Aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky, 4 (formerly Tank). The location of this structure is convenient enough to reach it by public transport, within a radius of 3 km there are three metro stations at once: Beresteyskaya, Shulyavskaya, Dorogozhichi, and Sirets.
You can get from the metro to the destination on foot, it will take about 15 minutes, and you can drive 1-2 stops by public land transport. The bus stop “Str. Zhabaeva ”, a minibus No. 432 can take it to her. A little farther is the tram stop“ ul. Shevtsov ", trams number 14 and 15 go to her.
Mode of operation
The US Embassy in Kiev is open daily from 8:30 to 17:30 on weekdays. However, visitors are received at certain times, depending on the purpose of visiting the embassy. To apply for a visa to this country, you should contact the consular department, where they accept all the necessary documents, as well as an interview.
It should be understood that the US Embassy in Ukraine has a fairly large number of days off. Doors of this structure are closed on all public holidays of Ukraine and the USA. Therefore, do not be surprised if you come here on October 8 and see what is closed here, because in America Columbus Day is a public holiday.
Therefore, it is recommended that you first visit the official website of this structure, namely the "Holidays" section, and carefully read all the information there.
Contacts
To get any information that falls within the scope of this structure, it is absolutely not necessary to come here personally. You can contact the help desk at the number listed on the organization’s website. Employees will try to answer your questions as soon as possible. However, you should not hope that they will give information here, why a refusal to issue a visa was received, what needs to be done for a successful interview, and so on.
US Ambassador to Ukraine - Marie Jovanovic.
How to make an appointment
Each person who wishes to obtain a visa to this overseas country must first fill out a form like DS-160 on the official website. To do this, you should first pay the consular fee (when filling out it will be necessary to indicate the number of the receipt of payment). When the funds are transferred to the embassy account, then you can start making an appointment.
After registering on the official website, in the upper left corner you can see the “Visas” button, then select the type of entry document you need, then find the button that will take you to the questionnaire filling page.
Information should be entered in English only. Here you will need to fill out a fairly large number of fields. The questionnaire asks a lot, from F.I.O., ending with the presence of relatives in the United States.
When all the fields are completed, the questionnaire must be sent, and a letter will be sent to the indicated email address, where the exact time and date of the visit to the US Embassy in Ukraine will be reported.
Consular fee
The fee for considering documents at the consular department of America is considered one of the largest in the world. The cheapest are tourist and business visas, the price is $ 129 (3,380 hryvnia or 8,000 rubles). All other types of entry documents will be more expensive, the most expensive visas for traders, the cost of the consular fee in this case is $ 250 (6,500 hryvnia or 15,500 rubles).
It's important to know! In case of refusal to issue permission to enter the States, the consular fee will not be returned.
Money for processing documents can be paid online, through Oschad Bank or UkrPoshta.
Interview at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Each person who applies for a visa is required to undergo an oral interview with authorized persons at the embassy. According to reviews of people who previously applied for a visa, this process is the most difficult when applying for an entry permit.
No one can reliably say what they will ask you, but there is a certain list of mandatory questions:
- Your goal is a trip to the United States of America.
- Do you have any relatives in the USA who will help you go home if necessary.
- Your marital status and work. This topic is a favorite among visa officers. Here you can be asked a variety of questions, which at times may seem completely unnecessary and stupid. For example, your boss’s bad traits. Such questions help authorized employees better understand the applicant and determine if he has good reason to return home.
- Other matters. Here, no one can already know anything for sure, it all depends in what direction the interview takes place. The questions asked should be answered quickly, clearly and confidently. Otherwise, the embassy employee may have the idea that you think for a long time about questions in order to deceive him and hide any information.
There is no US embassy in yet another large Ukrainian city of Kharkov, however, local residents can apply for a visa center, which has been working here for 10 years. But despite this, for an interview with a visa officer it is necessary to go only to the capital of Ukraine.