United States•North America21-33 months
Free
Indefinite
No
Not Required
Not Specified
Available
Allowed
This visa allows the spouse and unmarried children under 21 of an admitted refugee to join them in the United States.
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.
| Status type | Tied to program duration |
Subject to annual refugee admissions ceiling
Petitioner must be a principal refugee admitted to the U.S.
Form I-730 must be filed within 2 years of admission.
Beneficiary must be the spouse or unmarried child under 21 of the petitioner.
Qualifying relationship must have existed before the refugee admission.
Form I-730
Proof of petitioner's refugee status
Proof of relationship (marriage/birth certificates)
Passport-style photographs
Civil documents with English translations
Medical examination results
| I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | Fill online |
| I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | Fill online |
| I-765 Application for Employment Authorization | Fill online |
| I-602 Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability | Fill online |
| Application Steps | Petitioner files Form I-730 with USCIS.; USCIS conducts domestic processing.; Approved petition is s… | uscis.gov |
| Fee Breakdown | Form I-730 Filing Fee: 0 USD | uscis.gov |
| Fees | USD 0 (Free) | uscis.gov |
| Forms | Form I-730; Form I-485; Form I-765; Form I-602 | uscis.gov |
| Forms · I-485 · description | Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status | uscis.gov |
| Forms · I-602 · description | Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability | uscis.gov |
| Forms · I-730 · description | Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | uscis.gov |
| Forms · I-765 · description | Application for Employment Authorization | uscis.gov |
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