Non-Immigrant Visas
Emergency Appointment Requests
All applicants applying for a nonimmigrant visa must schedule a regular appointment through Sogebank and pay the $131 non-refundable application fee. Applicants who fall within one of the categories below may then request an early appointment by contacting the U.S. Embassy at PAPNIV@state.gov. Please include the following information:
·Applicant’s name
·Applicant’s date of birth
·Applicant’s phone number
·Applicant’s reason for requesting an emergency appointment
·Applicant’s scheduled appointment date
The nonimmigrant visa unit chief will review all requests for expedited appointments and determine whether it is possible to grant an earlier interview.
Due to the large demand for visa interviews, we cannot accommodate all early appointment requests. Early appointments will be given to applicants where legitimate travel needs are warranted. If a request for an early appointment does not meet the criteria below, the appointment shall not be granted.
Note: All applicants must be eligible for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa and should be prepared to establish sufficient ties to Haiti to overcome the required legal presumption that they are intending to immigrate to the U.S. For information on eligibility requirements, please visit the State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs website at http://travel.state.gov.
The embassy’s guidelines are very specific regarding what constitutes an emergency. These reasons are:
Immediate Family Member is Critically Ill
Applicants must present a letter on hospital letterhead (a faxed letter will be sufficient) signed by the attending physician explaining the nature of the immediate family member's illness and why the applicant must urgently travel to the U.S. An immediate family is defined as a mother, father, son, daughter or spouse.
Urgent Medical Treatment
Applicants must present an original letter from a treating physician in Haiti explaining the nature of the illness and why urgent treatment in the U.S. is required. Applicants should also present a letter from the hospital in the U.S. explaining under what circumstances and at what cost the hospital will provide the required treatment and hospitalization. Applicants must present proof that they have the funds to pay for both their initial and any possible follow-up medical treatment in the U.S.
Emergency Business Travel
Applicants must present a letter from their employer, on original letterhead, explaining the urgent, unexpected need to travel. The letter must state how long they have been employed, in what position, what their basic monthly salary is, and how long they will be away from work. It must include the nature of their business, including contact information of U.S. companies or offices they will visit. Regular, ongoing business-related travel for which the applicant did not plan sufficiently in advance for his visa appointment is not considered urgent.
Students and Exchange Visitors
All applicants for F1, M1 and J1 visas will be expedited in order to accommodate program start dates.
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