Visa Services, U.S. Embassy London

Immigrant Visa Fees are to increase on July 13!

On July 13, 2010 a new tiered fee schedule is to be introduced as follows: Immediate Relative and Family Preference applicants: $404.00 Employment Preference applicants: $794.00 Special immigrants including widow/widower of a U.S. citizen: $379.00 Diversity Immigrants – $379 plus the DV Fee – $440.00 Applicants for Returning Resident Status - $380.00 K visa applicants – $ 350.00 Application...

Webchat – June 25

If you are a U.S. citizen or the spouse or fiancee of a U.S. Citizen and have a question concerning immigration to the United States, join us on June 25 when a consular officer from the Immigrant Visa Section will be on hand to answer your questions.   The webchat will take place between 10:00 am and 11:00 am but you can access the webchat and post questions in advance on our webchat station at...

Update on the Operator Assisted Information Service

While call volumes are beginning to return to normal, the Operator Assisted Information Service continues to be busy. If travel is not imminent, please delay making the call. On calling the Service you will hear an opening message before making your selection. If an agent is not available to take your call within 20 seconds of you making that selection, you will receive a message advising you to call...

I cannot get through to book an appointment and as I result I have a large telephone bill!

The first 20 seconds of the message that you hear is free to callers from BT landlines.  Mobile phone and other network providers do charge, however, and you may wish to check with them before making the call.  After the first 20 seconds charges apply to everyone, including those calling from BT landlines.

I have just found another Embassy video on YouTube!

Check this one out at http://www.youtube.com/user/USEmbassyLondon#p/u/1/RtxVMf7q0vo

I have been reading the blogs about HIV but they do not address my specific situation as I am applying for an immigrant visa.

The change in regulation applies to both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants.  If you have applied for an immigrant or fiancee visa and your application is currently being processed by the Embassy, please contact the Operator Assisted Information Service for further information.   You should also contact the Operator Assisted Information Service if you are currently being processed for a...

I have read about the changes in the law with regard to travelers with HIV. Why has it taken the U.S. government so long to change the law?

On July 30, 2008, President Bush signed the United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 which amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate language that specified HIV infection as a public health condition that can prevent non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States with HIV without first obtaining a waiver from the Department...

Important Announcement

The Department of State has announced that from January 4, 2010 HIV Infection will be removed from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance. This means that HIV Infection will no longer be an inadmissible condition.

Are you applying for an immigrant or K visa at the U.S. Embassy in London? If you are, please read this important information concerning the medical examination

If you are applying for an immigrant, fiancee or K-3 or 4 visa at the Embassy, the medical examination must take place before the visa interview.  If you arrive at the Embassy without having attended a medical examination, your interview will be cancelled and you will be required to schedule for a later date. You should allow approximately 5 workdays between the medical examination and visa interview. ...

I am a Canadian. I have been advised that I do not require a visa to travel to the United States. Is that correct?

Canadian citizens traveling on valid Canadian passports do not require nonimmigrant visas to travel to the United States unless they are ineligible to receive a visa, have previously violated the terms of their immigration status in the United States, or are traveling to the United States in A, G, E or NATO status. Although a visa is not required, they must carry with them the documents establishing...