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Immigrant Visas

Information on the IV Process in Kinshasa

Detailed information for potential immigrants on the IV process and appointment scheduling in Kinshasa is available by the following means:

  1. Basic information sheets are available at the Embassy Kinshasa Consular Section entrance on Avenue Dumi Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon;
  2. Information is posted on the Embassy’s website at http://kinshasa.usembassy.gov; or
  3. The Consular Section will respond to questions by telephone at +243 81.880.5847 on Mondays only between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Eligibility for Immigrant Visas

Most immigrant visas to the United States fall into one of three categories – family based, Diversity Lottery Visa, or approved refugees. To be eligible for a family-based IV, a family member in the United States must file a petition and have that petition approved. Diversity Lottery Visa (DV) winners are eligible for DV immigrant visas. Approved refugees must be the beneficiary of a close relative who is an approved refugee or asylee in the United States. Only persons with an approved family-based petition, winners of the DV lottery, or approved refugees are eligible for immigrant visas to the United States. Persons who are not part of one of these three categories are not eligible to apply for immigrant visas.