Medical services in the United States, despite their high cost, are in demand all over the world. There is an opinion that American doctors have the best qualifications, and their hospitals have advanced equipment for diagnosing and treating all kinds of diseases. That is why American medicine is considered one of the most advanced and effective in the world, and many citizens of Ukraine, when faced with health problems, collect money for a trip. But before you start collecting, you need to take care of obtaining permission to travel to the United States. For travel for the purpose of medical treatment, a B-2 visa is provided. Its registration should be started at least 3 months before the planned departure, as the consideration of your request at the embassy may be delayed. In some cases, if you need to receive emergency medical care or accompany a relative or employer in need of such assistance, there is the possibility of an urgent appointment for an interview, which will significantly speed up the visa process. But under such circumstances, it is necessary to prepare a package of documents as quickly as possible and fill out all the necessary forms.

You can apply for a visa yourself or use the services of our company. We guarantee you full preparation for all stages of opening an entry permit. With us you will gain peace of mind and confidence in a successful outcome.

US visa process

Applying for a US visa in Ukraine includes the following steps:

• payment of the consular fee;
• filling out a visa application form on the site;
• preparation of necessary documents and photographs;
• submitting an application to the American embassy;
• an appointment for an interview at the United States Embassy;
• successful completion of the interview and submission of biometric data.

You need to be careful at every stage, because the result of the whole business directly depends on it. Remember that once received a refusal will irrevocably ruin your visa history, which will lead to problems in obtaining a permit to stay in the country in the future.

Documents for applying for a US medical visa

A visa for treatment in the United States of America will require the applicant to provide the following documents:

• receipt of payment of the consular fee in the amount of 160 US dollars;
• a valid passport with a sufficient number (1-2) of blank pages, which expires no earlier than 6 months after the trip;
• a completed online visa application form DS-160 (only a printed form with a ten-digit barcode must be submitted for an interview confirming that the application has been sent for consideration);
• photographs taken in accordance with the standards of the US Embassy (size 5×5 cm, on a white or light gray background, taken within the last 6 months, etc.);
• a letter from your doctor, which will indicate the diagnosis, as well as justify the need for treatment in America;
• confirmation from a doctor and a hospital in the United States of readiness to provide medical services, including information about the timing and cost.

Also, you should prepare additional certificates that the visa officer may require during the interview:

• internal passport;
• certificate of assignment of TIN;
• a document confirming employment, which contains information about the position held and salary;
• confirmation of the availability of personal or sponsorship financial guarantees sufficient to cover the costs of treatment and stay in the United States;
• property ownership information;
• data on marital status;
• a copy of the pension certificate (for pensioners);
• certificate from the educational institution (for students);
• copy of birth certificate and travel authorization from both guardians (for children).

Documents from the second list do not need to be submitted immediately along with the main ones. You will provide them at the request of the visa officer.

The Consulate always reserves the right to require additional documents. It is impossible to predict in advance what will come in handy, but when applying for an American visa, it is better to be prepared for everything.

Preference should be given to original documents. Documents can be in Russian or Ukrainian.

Terms of obtaining and cost of a medical visa to the USA

You can open an American visa in Ukraine within 2-3 weeks. It will take several days to prepare the necessary package of documents and submit them to the US Embassy in Kyiv, but the duration of its consideration depends on the individual aspects of the case and the workload of employees. Naturally, if there are good reasons, you can get a visa urgently. In this case, the price will be higher than usual. In general, it is impossible to say exactly how much it costs to apply for a US visa. The cost of a visit permit primarily consists of the consular fee and the services you request. The help of consultants of our company is paid additionally and depends on the terms of opening a visa, as well as the selected package of services.

What is health insurance

Private medicine is paid medical services provided by doctors, which the patient pays privately. Health insurance is the purchase of insurance coverage by a company that will pay for these services instead of the patient.

Health insurance is well known in Britain, but not widespread. The main reason is the presence of an imperfect, but quite working, free public health service, covering all the necessary areas of health protection. With all the imperfections of the NHS, Britain is very lucky that this system exists. In countries where there is no free medicine, and health insurance is mandatory, its cost makes up an impressive share of the family budget.

However, interest in health insurance in Britain has been on the rise lately, and the main reason for this is the severe crisis in the NHS. British medicine has been damaged by the pandemic: there is not enough staff, some institutions are still not working, and the queue for those working reaches a year. Here, many begin to think about saving the drowning hands of the drowning people themselves, namely, turning to private services and, accordingly, buying insurance to pay for them. All the more bitter is the surprise after its acquisition, when help was needed, but it turns out that it will not be there and insurance turned out to be useless. Kommersant UK will help to avoid this (at least we really hope to help!).

When you just use private medicine, the scheme looks very simple: the patient himself chooses a doctor, he books an appointment at a convenient time, he pays for it himself, and, in fact, that’s all. When buying health insurance, everything is more complicated. The patient first chooses the type of coverage (the list of areas of medicine in which he wants to receive treatment) and buys insurance for it. If help is needed, he calls the insurance company and explains what happened. The company checks to see if the case is covered and, if so, provides a list of professionals the client can contact, as well as an authorization code for payment. Then the patient chooses a doctor from the list, books an appointment (the doctor is private, so there are usually no long queues, a few days at most), he comes, and when it’s time to pay, Instead of money, he gives the cashier the code received from the insurance company. With this code, the clinic issues an invoice, but not to the patient, but to the insurance company. She checks it again and, if everything is in order, pays.