22. July 2009 by admin.

The Ukrainian civil marriage process can take several weeks to several months. If you are marrying another American, or a third-country national, Ukrainian authorities require that one of the parties be present in Ukraine - for an unspecified period of several months - before they can register their marriage in Ukraine.

To marry a Ukrainian citizen, a U.S. citizen should follow these step-by-step instructions.

• If you have been married before, make sure that you have the original or certified copy of divorce decree or death certificate properly authenticated in the U.S. Since Ukraine acceded to the 1961 Hague Convention abolishing Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, the U.S. documents destined for use in Ukraine should be certified by one of the officials in the jurisdiction in which the document has been executed. Said official must have been designated as competent to issue certifications by “apostille” (usually in the office of the State Secretary of State of his/her counterpart).
  PLEASE NOTE: the U.S. Embassy cannot certify any documents issued in the U.S.
• Fill out a Letter of Non-Impediment to Marriage (”marriage letter”) at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv within American Citizens Services Unit public working hours. This form (in English and Ukrainian) contains basic information and is a sworn statement that you are not currently married. It must be signed only in the presence of a Consular Officer and there is a fee of $30, payable in U.S. dollars cash only. No appointment is required for this service. This service takes an average of 30 minutes.
• Authenticate the “Letter” at the Legalization Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, located in Kyiv at 2 Velyka Zhytomyrska St, tel: 238-1669 or 253-1266, any working day of the week. The Ministry accepts documents for legalization between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and returns documents between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. on Fridays) on the same day. Please keep in mind the difference in working hours between the Ministry and the Embassy when you make your travel plans. The same day service is only available for individuals. The fee is 34 Hryvnas (about $8) for each document. For legal entities the fee is 85 Hryvnas (about $10) per document for the regular service and 170 Hryvnas (about $20) for the expedited 5-day service. Please note that the Ministry’s fees and hours are subject to change without prior notice.
• Obtain a certified translation of the data page of your passport, any annulment decrees, divorce decrees or death certificates of your former spouse(s) (if you were previously married), and the letter of non-impediment to marriage.
• To arrange your marriage, take all the documents, including your original passport (with a translation), the authenticated original death or divorce decree (if any) (with translation), and the authenticated Letter of Non-Impediment to Marriage, with translation to RAGS - loosely translated as the civil registrar’s office in the hometown of your fiance(e)*. The Central RAGS in Kyiv is located at 11 Prospekt Peremogy, tel: 236-0071. The person who deals with marriages to foreigners can be reached at 236-7981, 236-0243 or 236-0147.

After marrying your Ukrainian spouse, U.S. citizens can obtain help bringing their spouse to the U.S. Visit www.myfianceevisa.com for more information.

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22. July 2009 by admin.

ALL K visa applicants, regardless of age, must have a medical exam. It can be done only in Kyiv at the following address:

Clinic for Oil-Refining Industry of Ukraine
8, Mykoly Amosova St.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Telephone: 044-270-2709, 044-275-4181
E-mail address: iomkievmed@iom.kiev.ua

Appointments, Fees, Document Requirements

The Clinic performs medical examinations each working day (Monday through Friday), between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. by appointment only. The results of the examination are given to the applicants at 3 p.m. on the same day.

The fee for a medical exam is no more then $125 per person, excluding the vaccination fee for adults and children. The clinic accepts payments for medical exam in US dollars only, but vaccination fee must be paid in Ukrainian hryvnyas only.

Each applicant must present the following documentation:

• Passport or other photo-bearing document as ID (both for children and adults)
• 3 full frontal view photographs 50 x 50 mm
• Military service card
• Vaccination chart with the seal of the issuing (optional for K visa applicants)
• Embassy case number beginning with KEV

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22. July 2009 by admin.

Visit www.myfianceevisa.com for assistance with your K-1 fiance visa application.

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22. July 2009 by admin.

Your fiancé(e) will be asked to present:

• Valid passports or travel documents for the beneficiary and any dependent children
• A notarized statement from an absent parent giving permission to a child to immigrate to the US along with a photocopy of the photo and signature pages of his/her passport OR court decree of sole legal custody OR death certificate
• Birth certificates for the beneficiary and any dependent children
• Proof of termination of any prior marriages of both petitioner and beneficiary
• Change of name certificates or marriage certificates
• Police certificate(s) for the beneficiary and any dependent children over 16 years of age
• Medical exam results for the beneficiary and any dependent children
• Proof of adequate financial support once in the United States to ensure that your fiancé(e) and dependent children will not become public charges
• Supporting documentation verifying the relationship between the petitioner and beneficiary

All the original documents must be accompanied by a copy and certified English translation.

Legal representation is available at www.myfianceevisa.com to assist fiancees from the Ukraine and their U.S. citizen petitioners.

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Visa interviews are held by appointment only. Beneficiaries should not travel to Kyiv until they have contacted the call center and scheduled the appointment for the formal visa interview. Applicants who have scheduled the appointment and have not paid for the call by either purchasing the PIN number from the ProCredit Bank or Raiffeisen Bank Aval. On the date of the appointment your fiancé(e) should go to the Immigrant Visa section of the Embassy in kyiv. Minor children under 14 do not need to attend the interview. Your fiancé(e) and each dependent child will pay a $131.00 non-refundable machine-readable-visa fee on the day of the interview. The fee for K visa can be paid only at ProCredit Bank in Ukrainian hryvnyas

Interviews begin at 8:30 a.m.Your fiancé(e) will fill out a Nonimmigrant Visa Application DS-156 in duplicate, as well as one copy of DS-156K form. Each dependent child also needs Nonimmigrant Visa Applications DS-156 in duplicate. Original documents plus one copy together with a notarized/certified English translation thereof, should be brought to the interview. Originals of primary documents, such as birth, marriage, and death records, will be returned to the applicant after the interview.

Documentation regarding financial support from the petitioner must be presented. It can be in any form so long as it contains enough detail and information for the consular officer to conclude that the beneficiary will not become a public charge, i.e. tax returns, bank statements, wage statements, etc. Petitioners may submit a notarized Affidavit of Support form I-134 if they wish.

After a consular officer has reviewed the case, your fiancé(e) will be interviewed. The consular officer will ask your fiancé(e) questions about your relationship, such as how you met and when you decided to marry. The consular officer is required by law to verify that your relationship with your fiancé(e) is real, that you met at least once within the last two years, and that you do intend to marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e)”s arrival in the United States. The consular officer will thoroughly review the case to make sure that your fiancé(e) is eligible to receive a U.S. visa.

The Consular Section uses a delivery services to return passports to visa recipients. Following the interview, visa recipients should proceed to the FedEx representative to arrange for the return of their passports with issued visas. The cost for this service (delivery fee and insurance) is approximately $8.00 paid in hryvnas. The visa issuance and passport delivery can take up to ten days. (The company does not operate on weekends or Ukrainian and U.S. holidays). Please note that no exception to the process will be made.

If your fiancé(e) is not issued a visa, he or she will be given notification in writing giving the reasons for the temporary refusal. The letter will explain either how to drop off the missing documents or how to schedule a second appointment. Your fiancé(e) will not be required to pay again.

Supporting documentation, including the K petition, birth certificate, Nonimmigrant Visa Application, and medical exam will be placed in a sealed envelope and given to the applicant for presentation to USCIS at the port of entry.

To hire an attorney to assist with a fiancee from the Ukraine, visit www.myfianceevisa.com

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22. July 2009 by admin.

When the U.S. embassy has received an approved I-129F petition, it sends information to the beneficiary. The Information packet (the former Packet 3 and 4) tells the applicant what documents he or she must collect prior to the visa interview and how to schedule the formal visa interview. The Information packet for applicants from Ukraine is in Ukrainian. The forms are also in English.

Before notifying the call center that the applicant has obtained all the documents listed in the Information packet, every Ukrainian national must have an international passport valid for at least 6 months at the time of entering the U.S.

During an interview each applicant is required to present the completed and signed form KEV-1 and the original documents together with their photocopies. The embassy does not require the original financial support documents. Petitioners can fax or e-mail them to the beneficiaries. Any document in a foreign language should be accompanied by a notarized/certified English translation. After the interview all originals except the police certificates are returned to the applicant.

When your fiancé(e) has collected all the documents specified in the Information packet, he or she should contact the call center and schedule the appointment for the formal visa interview. The completed and signed form KEV-1 from the Information packet should be presented at the interview certifying that all required documents have been obtained.

The Embassy will ONLY send out the Information packet to the beneficiary containing the application forms. After the interview has been scheduled by the call center NO written notification about scheduling an appointment for a visa interview will be sent either to the petitioner or the beneficiary. The date of the appointment also will not be confirmed by the Immigrant Visa Unit of the Consular Section over the telephone. Those applicants who wish to confirm their date of the appointments as well as reschedule them should contact the call center.

It is necessary for the office to have the actual petition on hand in order to conduct an adequate visa interview for K visas.

The Information packet contains information on the documentation you must provide at the time of the interview. The medical exams must be performed only by the physician identified in the packet. K1 and K2 visa applicants are not required to submit proof of vaccinations or to undergo any vaccinations until they adjust status with the USCIS. Therefore applicants may wish to consider carrying their vaccination records with them to the United States to facilitate this process.

If you need assistance preparing a fiancee visa application for your fiancee in the Ukraine, visit www.myfianceevisa.com for more information.

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