Visas
For all travelers planning to enter the U.S. on the Visa Waiver Program, please see the latest information on the new Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) before departure.
Fraud Notice
As in years past, the Embassy has become aware of various notices being sent via email purporting to notify recipients they have won the Diversity Visa Lottery (also known as the "Green Card Lottery"). People have also been contacted by phone. These emails and calls are in no way connected with the Embassy, the U.S. Department of State or any U.S. Government agency. Please remember that no fee is ever charged to enter the annual Diversity Visa (DV) program. The U.S. Government does not employ outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who offer assistance to prepare DV applications or other visa paperwork do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the applicant's discretion. A qualified entry submitted electronically directly by an applicant has exactly the same chance of being selected as a winner by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center, as does an entry submitted electronically through a paid intermediary who completes the entry for the applicant. Applicants with winning entries in the DV lottery will always be notified ONLY BY LETTER MAIL from the Kentucky Consular Center in the U.S.
Nonimmigrant Visas
Temporary visits for business or pleasure, exchange programs, student visas, temporary employment visas.
- Nonimmigarnt Visas - General Information
- How Do I Apply?
Please note: You must have your DS-156, DS-157, DS-158 (if required), your yellow receipt from Unionbank, and correct photograph, or you will be turned away and you will need to make a new appointment.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: For all applicants for Petition-based Nonimmigrant Visas (H, L, O, P and Q)
Immigrant Visas
Adoptions, Americans marrying a Bulgarian citizen, and all other immigrant visa-related questions.
New: The photo requirements for applicants for immigrant visas in all immigrant visa categories have been changed. Please see the current requirements.
Diversity Visa "Green Card" Lottery
Registration for the Diversity Visa Lottery for 2011 opens October 2 and closes November 30, 2009.