Immigrant Visas
General Information
Effective February 1, 2013, all individuals issued immigrant visas overseas must pay a $165.00 USCIS Immigrant Fee before traveling to the United States. Only prospective adoptive parents whose child(ren) is/are entering the United States under either the Orphan or Hague Process, Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants who were employed by the U.S. government, returning residents, and those issued K visas are
exempt from the new fee. The below USCIS website has more
details on the new fee, including contact information for USCIS, if there are further questions: www.USCIS.gov/immigrantfee
Effective August 15, 2011, petitioners residing overseas will no longer be able to routinely file Forms I-130, Petitions for Alien Relative, with U.S. Embassies and Consulates except in locations where U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a public counter presence within the Embassy or Consulate. ... Click here for more information.
General Information
The consular section of the U. S. Embassy in Skopje provides immigrant visa services for eligible residents of Macedonia and Kosovo seeking visas for permanent residence in the United States. It also serves U.S. citizens who are adopting children from these regions.
Immigrant visas are for persons who plan to live, work or study and remain permanently in the United States. In most immigrant visa cases, an underlying petition must be approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Embassy in Skopje.
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