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Visas to the U.S.
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Visa Services
Emergencies
A limited number
of visa applicants may qualify for emergency visa interview appointments.
To obtain an emergency appointment you must satisfy one or more of the
criteria listed below.
The criteria:
- You to need to
obtain urgent medical care in the U.S.
- You need to
accompany an immediate family member who requires urgent medical care.
Immediate family members include mother, father, brother, sister,
child, grandparent or grandchild.
- An immediate
family member in the U.S. has a serious medical condition and requires
your presence urgently.
- You need to
attend the funeral of an immediate family member
- You need to
attend an urgent and late breaking business matter, where the need
to travel to the U.S. could not have been foreseen
- You need to
make an appearance in a U.S. court
What you need to
consider:
If you believe
you qualify for an emergency appointment, please read the following
points carefully, before you apply for an emergency appointment:
- In order to
initiate your request for an emergency appointment, you must first
have applied for a regular appointment.
- You must have
documentary evidence to prove that you satisfy one or more of the
criteria for an emergency appointment. (See above.)
- If the consular
officer finds you misrepresented your reason for travel to the U.S.,
a record of the misrepresentation goes in your case file and may adversely
influence the outcome of your current and future visa applications
- If the consular
officer determines you do not have a genuine emergency, as defined
by the criteria above, the officer will ask you to come back on your
regular appointment date.
- Once you obtain
an emergency appointment, you are treated as a normal visa applicant;
you must qualify for a U.S. visa in every respect
- The Visa Application
Fee and the appointment fee are nonrefundable
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Emergencies