V-93 Refugee Follow-to-Join Visa

The V-93 is a US humanitarian visa for the spouse and unmarried children under 21 of an admitted refugee. Filed via Form I-730 within two years of the refugee's US admission, it reunites families separated at entry. The US government covers medical exam costs and provides IOM travel loan assistance.

Stay is indefinite while the principal maintains status. Beneficiaries must adjust to permanent resident status after one year of physical presence in the US. Work is authorized incident to status. Processing takes 21–33+ months; relationships must have predated the principal's refugee admission.

This visa is ideal for spouses and minor children of admitted refugees who were not included on the original admission and need a legal pathway to join their family in the United States.