How to immigrate to America
Steps and how to immigrate to America
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo is currently handling a limited number of immigration visa cases. While the Embassy aims to issue cases as soon as possible, there will be an increase in waiting times due to a significant backlog of work. For an update on visa services around the world, please visit:
For the latest information on COVID-19 travel restrictions, presidential announcements or visa questions, please visit the following website
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news.html
President Biden repealed the 10014 presidential decision, titled "Declaring the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Pose a Threat to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic Recovery In the Wake of the COVID-19 Outbreak," on February 24, 2021. President Biden also suspended PPs 10052 and 10131 from the presidential decision, which continued in PP 10014 after its original expiration. These decisions restricted the issuance of some immigration visas. Immigrant visa applicants affected by these decisions should review the instructions here.
We will contact applicants interviewed on the types of visas affected by PP 10014 (IR5 and all F visa categories) with instructions on how to process your condition until it is completed.
If you are residing in Egypt and your appointment has been cancelled in April or May 2020, or if your case is in Cairo but has not yet been scheduled, or you have lost your appointment for any reason, please schedule/reschedule your appointment by sending an email
Please note: If the system indicates that your condition is not found, your condition is still with NVC (or KCC) and you will not be able to make an appointment at this time
If you/one of your children will be 21 soon or if you have an urgent need to travel to the United States such as a medical or other emergency, please send an email to
With a detailed explanation of your circumstances so that we can assess your condition.
If a visa of any kind is issued except DV and you cannot use it before it expires, we may be able to reissue it upon receipt of updated documents and new fees. Contact us on cairoiv@state.gov with any questions about reissued visas.
For all applicants whose case documents are eligible and are still awaiting the appointment date from the National Visa Center (NVC) and the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), you will receive your appointment date on the basis of your first appointment. There are accumulations in every type of visa. If you have a serious medical emergency, you can contact NVC directly to request an urgent appointment.
DV2020 applicants with a valid immigration visa granted the National Interest Exception (NIE) for presidential geographic decisions COVID-19 and seek entry to the United States, despite the caption of the visa "Entry is subject to PP 10014. Note that the CDC requires proof of negative COVID-19 test three days before traveling to the United States. Alternative visas may not be issued to individuals whose DV2020 visas have expired. In addition, dv2020 applicants who were rejected, scheduled or reviewed will not be interviewed or reviewed, as these applicants were only eligible for a visa until the end of fiscal year 2020, which ended On September 30, 2020.
Important note: We advise applicants not to make any travel arrangements before they actually obtain their visas.
U.S. immigration visas are issued to citizens and residents of the Arab Republic of Egypt at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
To apply for an immigrant visa, a citizen wishing to immigrate must generally have a guarantee of bail from a U.S. citizen or relative (or relatives) of his or her immediate family members permanently and legally residing in the United States of America, or an American employer, and have an approved application prior to applying for an immigration visa. The sponsor begins the proceedings by applying on behalf of the foreign citizen to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). You may want to review our guide to visa categories on the usvisas.state.gov website to see the different types of U.S. immigration visas, including the Multiple Migration Program. Then follow the steps in the immigration visa procedure, or in the pluralistic visa procedures, on the usvisas.state.gov website to start applying for an immigrant visa.
After the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service approves the application and terminates prior procedures with the National Visa Center (NVC), or if you have been selected in the multiple visa draw and completed the proceedings with the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), review the guidelines you have obtained from the National Visa Center or the Kentucky Consular Center with the information on this site, for any additional instructions or instructions.
Immigration visas:
Immigration for family reunification
Fiancée or fiancée visa
Work-based immigration visa
Multi-immigrant visa
Resident visa returning to the country