Has anyone else applied for the Uniting for Ukraine program?

[uapilot 70]

7 hours ago, Supernatural said:

Will it be ok to fly from Poland to London to US with just the travel authorization? I’m not sure if it’s a big deal to transition through London

Since you won't be entering the country during the layover (make sure you're using the same airport for arrival and departure) it's not even a question really.

 

You might want to double check the COVID restrictions for transiting passengers in the UK, but without looking myself I can't imagine someone from Ukraine will have any requirements.

[Kineo 93]

9 hours ago, Supernatural said:

Will it be ok to fly from Poland to London to US with just the travel authorization? I’m not sure if it’s a big deal to transition through London

I would recommend avoiding London as I think, not sure, they will need to get a transit visa. I'm very sure transit visa are no longer need in the EU.  Information here:https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa/visitor-in-transit-visa

[Kineo 93]

4 minutes ago, Kineo said:

I would recommend avoiding London as I think, not sure, they will need to get a transit visa. I'm very sure transit visa are no longer need in the EU.  Information here:https://www.gov.uk/transit-visa/visitor-in-transit-visa

Actually it shouldn't any issue. See image: 

[Supernatural 19]

Ok it looks like it should be fine since all the flights are under one ticket and the baggage won’t need to be re checked and stuff. Thanks 

[swmfly 45]

Hi there -- 

Am currently completing the I-134 for a friend and their family. I tried to scan the thread here quickly, but haven't yet seen an answer to my question. 

 

Regarding proof of Beneficiary Assets -- I attempted to upload evidence of assets (e.g., property) which are in both English and Ukrainian. The system returned the following error: "Only English characters accepted."

Has anyone else encountered this? If so, is there a work around? 

[Boiler 45,733]

48 minutes ago, swmfly said:

Hi there -- 

Am currently completing the I-134 for a friend and their family. I tried to scan the thread here quickly, but haven't yet seen an answer to my question. 

 

Regarding proof of Beneficiary Assets -- I attempted to upload evidence of assets (e.g., property) which are in both English and Ukrainian. The system returned the following error: "Only English characters accepted."

Has anyone else encountered this? If so, is there a work around? 

Do you mean the Sponsors assets?

[swmfly 45]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Do you mean the Sponsors assets?

No -- I mean the Beneficiary Assets. The Beneficiary has their own assets.

Perhaps I will just leave this portion blank? 

[Spring Wns 0]

Hey, folks. Thank you for this very helpful thread. I am sponsoring two elderly Ukrainians. They do not have Ukrainian biometric passports; rather, they have internal Ukraine passports (which say "Passport" but as I understand are not valid for foreign travel). They are currently in an EU country and will have refugee passports issued by that country soon. I am approved at the validation of assets stage but have not yet completed the step of confirming biographic information. My question is: should I confirm with their Ukrainian non-biometric / internal passports, or with their EU refugee passports? Has anyone had experience with this? Thanks!

[Kineo 93]

20 hours ago, swmfly said:

No -- I mean the Beneficiary Assets. The Beneficiary has their own assets.

Perhaps I will just leave this portion blank? 

If the sponsor's assets/income is sufficient, leaving the beneficiaries blank would be just fine. I did not list any beneficiary assets on my 4 submissions.

-Kineo

[swmfly 45]

12 hours ago, Spring Wns said:

Hey, folks. Thank you for this very helpful thread. I am sponsoring two elderly Ukrainians. They do not have Ukrainian biometric passports; rather, they have internal Ukraine passports (which say "Passport" but as I understand are not valid for foreign travel). They are currently in an EU country and will have refugee passports issued by that country soon. I am approved at the validation of assets stage but have not yet completed the step of confirming biographic information. My question is: should I confirm with their Ukrainian non-biometric / internal passports, or with their EU refugee passports? Has anyone had experience with this? Thanks!

If the beneficiaries you are supporting do not have biometric passports for international travel, they should probably go to the nearest Ukrainian embassy. The passports can be issued there.

 

The beneficiaries I am sponsoring just received new Ukrainian passports for each member of their family from the Ukrainian embassy in the EU country where they are currently displaced.

 

[Kineo 93]

12 hours ago, Spring Wns said:

Hey, folks. Thank you for this very helpful thread. I am sponsoring two elderly Ukrainians. They do not have Ukrainian biometric passports; rather, they have internal Ukraine passports (which say "Passport" but as I understand are not valid for foreign travel). They are currently in an EU country and will have refugee passports issued by that country soon. I am approved at the validation of assets stage but have not yet completed the step of confirming biographic information. My question is: should I confirm with their Ukrainian non-biometric / internal passports, or with their EU refugee passports? Has anyone had experience with this? Thanks!

From my understanding they will need travel passports. The information from this passport should have been entered during the I-134 process. But can be entered during the attestation step. This passport information needs to match the travel authorization information. I'm pretty sure they can get the travel passport by visiting the nearest Ukrainian embassy.

-Kineo

[Spring Wns 0]

6 minutes ago, Kineo said:

From my understanding they will need travel passports. The information from this passport should have been entered during the I-134 process. But can be entered during the attestation step. This passport information needs to match the travel authorization information. I'm pretty sure they can get the travel passport by visiting the nearest Ukrainian embassy.

-Kineo

 

Thanks--they will be getting travel passports, just issued as "refugee passports" from their host EU country. The local UA embassy said that it would take 6+ months to issue UA passports. I used their UA internal passport info on the form, and I am trying to decide whether to use the EU refugee passport or UA internal passport info for the final submission of my package.

Edited May 26, 2022 by Spring Wns

[swmfly 45]

7 minutes ago, Spring Wns said:

 

Thanks--they will be getting travel passports, just issues as "refugee passports" from their host EU country. The local UA embassy said that it would take 6+ months to issue UA passports. I used their UA internal passport info on the form, and I am trying to decide whether to use the EU refugee passport or UA internal passport info for the final submission of my package.

This is tricky.

Generally, "refugee passports" are official travel documents for travel between a refugee's home country and the host country where they applied for asylum/where they applied for refugee status or the country where they are being resettled. The "refugee passport"/refugee travel document would be issued by the host/resettlement country (for example, Germany). Depending on which host/resettlement country issued the "refugee passport"/refugee travel document, the refugee would only be able to travel between a few countries.

The U.S. issues its own travel documents for refugees and may not accept a refugee passport/refugee travel document issued by another host/resettlement country.

 

I know that's probably not a very helpful response. I wonder if it would be possible for the beneficiaries you are supporting to consult another Ukrainian embassy? 

 

[bhindzioncurtain 12]

So yesterday was the end of the 14 days to do vaccinations. We were going to upload the documents but the "attestation"area is grayed out and no way to upload. So called USCIS and have to wait for Tier 2 call. Anyone else have this problem?

[hutzul 4]

For those that have had their sponsored individuals arrive in US, did you purchase roundtrip airline tickets or one-way tickets.  For visa holders in the past our family members have had to show a return airline ticket to CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) when entering the US.  Under UFU wondering if a one-way ticket is sufficient.  One can buy a roundtrip ticket and possibly reschedule the departure date as it approaches or just let it expire.   It does not appear that we are able to buy a ticket with a two year difference between arrival and departure.