With limited exceptions, issuance of U.S. non-immigrant visas occurs exclusively at U.S. consulates abroad.

To obtain visa issuance, an applicant must:

1) book an interview/appointment at a U.S. consulate;
2) complete on-line forms to print and present at interview;
3) pay visa issuance fees at a designated bank, post office or consulate, presenting fee receipts at interview, and
4) wait for return of passport with visa following interview.

To find visa issuance procedures applicable to you, click on the country and post where you will apply as selected from the list at this web link: http://www.usembassy.gov/.

Once at the particular consulate’s site, click on ‘Visas to the US/ Non-immigrant Visas.’

To learn current wait times for appointments at any US consular post worldwide, choose the applicable post at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php.

To complete the on-line DS forms, which can also be accessed from each consulate’s web site, go to http://evisaforms.state.gov/.

To see visa fees based on country of nationality (birth), go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciprocity/reciprocity_3272.html.

For further information, please contact our office.