Emergency Appointments

Applicants may inquire about an expedited appointment via e-mail under certain circumstances, such as:

• An immediate relative's death, grave illness or life-threatening accident in the United States. Be sure to include the name, relationship, place and description of the situation, and contact information for the attending physician or funeral home.
• Urgent medical treatment for the applicant or their minor child.
• An application for a student or exchange visitor (F/M/J) visa (and dependent family members traveling with them) whose I-20 or DS-2019 has a start date that is earlier than the first available visa appointment.
• Please be aware: Due to demand we are unable to grant every qualified emergency appointment request, and we will take into consideration factors including recent visa refusals. 

Requesting an Expedited/Emergency Appointment
You must schedule an appointment through the ordinary procedure first either by calling the call center or visiting the website at www.usvisa-info.com. Only if you do not receive an appointment in time for your emergency travel listed above, you may use the following procedure:

Email: You must email the Consular Section to request an emergency appointment:

Consular Section Istanbul: NIVUrgent@state.gov 

In your email:

• Provide your current appointment date.
• Students and exchange visitors: Must provide their program name.
• Explain your emergency situation.

The Consular Section will review your request and send you an e-mail response informing you whether your request has been granted. If the Consular Section is unable to grant your request, you may keep your original interview time.

 In all cases, the applicant will be expected to bring documentation to the interview which substantiates the emergency in addition to those forms and supporting documents normally required.

Please note that emails sent to NIVUrgent@state.gov other than emergency appointment requests will NOT be responded. Please send any other inquiries to NIV_Istanbul@state.gov.