Emergency Visas
A limited number of visa applicants may qualify for emergency visa interview appointments. To obtain an emergency appointment you must satisfy one or more of the criteria listed below.
The criteria:
- You to need to obtain urgent medical care in the U.S.
- You need to accompany an immediate family member who requires urgent medical care. Immediate family members include mother, father, brother, sister, child, grandparent or grandchild.
- An immediate family member in the U.S. has a serious medical condition and requires your presence urgently.
- You need to attend the funeral of an immediate family member
- You need to attend an urgent and late breaking business matter, where the need to travel to the U.S. could not have been foreseen
- You need to make an appearance in a U.S. court
What you need to consider:
If you believe you qualify for an emergency appointment, please read the following points carefully, before you apply for an emergency appointment:
In order to initiate your request for an emergency appointment, you must first have applied for a regular appointment through Vodafone.
- You must have documentary evidence to prove that you satisfy one or more of the criteria for an emergency appointment. (See above.)
- Once you obtain an emergency appointment, you are treated as a normal visa applicant; you must qualify for a U.S. visa in every respect
- The Visa Application Fee and the appointment fee are nonrefundable
If you believe you qualify for an emergency appointment, please send an email to ConsularCairoNIV@state.gov. Your request must include the following information:
Your passport number
The barcode number from your DS-160
confirmation page.
The appointment number you received from Vodafone.
Requests that do not contain these numbers will not be considered.
If your request for an expedited appointment is approved, you will receive notification within two business days.