Embassy of the United States Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Important Announcement

USCIS IMMIGRANT FEE 

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 USCIS website has more
details on the new fee, including contact information for
USCIS, if there are further questions.

Please see here (PDF, 238KB) the instruction on how to pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee.

MARRIAGE BASED OR FIANCE VISA

 Please read the pamphlet issued by the Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), "Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa," carefully. This is especially relevant to applicants applying for a K1 or K3 nonimmigrant fiancé visa or for an immigrant visa in one of these classifications: CR1, IR1, F21, C21, FX1, or CX1 (for applicants who are immigrating to the U.S. on marriage-based visas). Please click here to read the pamphlet.

Introduction

An immigrant visa is required of anyone who wishes to enter the United States to reside there permanently, whether or not that person plans to seek employment in the U.S.  The filing of an immigrant visa petition is also the initial step required to receive a Permanent Resident card (also known as a “green card”).  An immigrant visa holder who successfully enters the U.S. with the intention to reside there will receive a permanent resident card during the first year of residency.  In most Immigrant visa cases, you can only receive an immigrant visa if someone files an immigrant visa petition on your behalf.  You cannot petition for your own immigrant visa except for winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery.

U.S. immigration law provides for the issuance of immigrant visas in four general categories: immediate relatives, family based, employment based and Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (also known as the "green card" lottery).   Most immigrant visa category petitions cannot be filed at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar.  Employment-based, family based and fiancé visa petitions must be filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the United States. 

All lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders) and U.S. citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States must file immediate relative (or I-130) petitions at the USCIS service center in the United States having jurisdiction over their place of residence.  (A list of service centers is included in the instructions with downloadable form I-130.)

The Immigrant Visa (IV) unit of the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar is open to the public on the basis of the below schedule:

Immigrant Visa Interviews: Immigrant visa interviews are scheduled on an appointment basis only. You will be notified by the Embassy if you are scheduled for an interview.

For Document Submission: Please come on Fridays during 1-3PM.

General Inquiries: If you are an U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and would like to petition for the immigrant visas, please visit the Embassy on Friday 1-3PM. 

The Immigrant Visa Unit is located at:

U.S. Embassy Consular Section
Big Ring Road
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

If you have questions regarding the status of an immigrant visa petition, please send an email to UlaanbaatarIV@state.gov.