If Your Visa is Approved
- You will be informed when and how your visa and passport will be returned to you
- Your immigrant visa will be placed on a page in your passport
- Pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) after you receive your visa and before you travel
- Those exempt from this fee include: Those issued K visas, returning residents, Orphan or Hague adoption programs, and Iraqi and Afghan special immigrants
- You must pay all fees before USCIS will issue a Permanent Resident Card
- Your visa expiration date will be printed on your visa, and you must arrive at the U.S before this date and apply for admission
- Unless your medical examination expires sooner, an immigrant visa is typically valid for up to six months from the date of issuance
- This will make your visa valid for less than six months
- Unless your medical examination expires sooner, an immigrant visa is typically valid for up to six months from the date of issuance
- The primary applicant must enter before or at the same time as other family members with visas
- A visa does not guarantee entry
- Officials have the authority to grant or deny admission
- Once admitted, you will enter as a green card holder