Non-Immigrant Visas
General Documentation Requirements
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
1. PASSPORT
Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your intended stay in the United States (e.g. if you plan to go to the United States for 1 month in March, your passport must be valid at least through October). When applying for a passport, please ensure that your complete name and your accurate date of birth, to the best of your knowledge, are recorded in your passport. This is very important to the processing of your application.
2. Non-immigrant Visa Application Form (DS-160) and
Kabul Supplemental Form
All applicants must fully complete the Non-immigrant Visa Application Form (DS-160) online. You must bring a printed copy of the single confirmation page to your interview. No applications will be accepted without this page. Applicants who come for their interview without the confirmation page will be asked to reschedule their interview for another day. In addition to the confirmation page, applicants in Kabul are required to print and complete the Kabul Supplemental Form. Bring the completed form with you to the interview.
The online application form allows you to upload your digital photo to the application. The photo must have a white background. Acceptable digital photos have a continuous tone image. Digitized photographs will not be accepted if visible dots distort the image making it look grainy or pixilated. For a detailed discussion on photo requirements, please visit our visa photo guide. You must attempt to upload a digital photo BUT if you are unable to you can still complete the online application and print the confirmation page. In this case, you must bring printed 2 inch x 2 inch (5cm x 5cm) photos with you to the interview appointment. Your application cannot be processed without proper photos.
3. APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION
A printout of the page confirming your scheduled visa appointment is required. You will not be allowed on the compound without this appointment confirmation.
4. VISA PROCESSING FEE
A $131 non-refundable application fee in cash. This fee will not be refunded, even if your visa application is denied.
5. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (optional, but highly recommended):
- Evidence of the purpose of your trip;
- Evidence of your intent to depart the U.S. at the end of your trip;
- Evidence of adequate funds, from yourself or a sponsor, to cover the costs of the trip;
- Evidence of your personal financial situation, such as a letter verifying your employment or a bank statement;
- Evidence of a residence outside the United States;
- Evidence of ties to your home country, which will compel you to return home after a brief stay in the United States.
Please note that the presentation of many documents does not ensure the issuance of a non-immigrant visa. There is no list of supporting documents that guarantee the issuance of a visa.
Documents do not need to be translated into English or notarized. You can bring originals of all documents. After the interview, the Consular officer will return them to you.
Attempting to obtain a visa by willful misrepresentation of a material fact, or fraud, may result in the permanent refusal of a visa or denial of entry into the United States.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
These documents are required for ALL visa applications. If you are traveling for business or tourism (a B1/B2 visa), no further documents are needed. If you are applying for a student, diplomatic or official visa, please see further instructions for your category of visa in the links above.