Request for Early Appointments We understand the desire of applicants to be scheduled for immediate immigrant visa interviews, but the heavy volume of applications and currently scheduled interviews make it impossible to accommodate the many requests we receive from individuals asking to be moved to the head of the line. When To Request An Early Appointment: A request for an early appointment may be filed when there are verifiable personal or medical emergencies involving the petitioner, beneficiary, spouse or minor children. Who May Request An Early Appointment: (1) Petitioners and applicants of fiancé(e) (K1) and immediate relative petitions (K3, CR1/IR1, CR2/IR2, IR5), and (2) petitioners and applicants of family-sponsored and employment-based preference petitions that are current for processing (i.e., when a visa number is available or when the cutoff date in your visa preference category has advanced up to your priority date). What Are The Documents Required: (1) Medical certificate/medical record of the person with a serious illness, or (2) travel or deployment orders of the petitioning member of the U.S. Armed Forces, or (3) other documentary proof of extreme emergency to necessitate un-delayed travel to the United States. How To File An Early Appointment Request: Those requesting an early appointment may use the Immigrant and Fiancé(e) Visa Request for Early Appointment Form (click here to download). The form, along with the supporting documents, may be sent to the Immigrant Visa Unit by fax at (632) 301-2591.