Visitor Visas

If you desire to enter the United States for tourism, business, or medical visits, a visitor visa is generally required. A visitor visa is a temporary (non immigrant) visa for business (B-1) or for pleasure or medical treatment (B-2).

Documentation
Each applicant for a visitor visa must pay a nonrefundable US$45 application fee and submit:

1. An application Form DS-156, completed and signed. Forms are also available without charge at all U.S. consular offices;

2. A passport valid for travel to the United States and with a validity date at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the United States. If more than one person is included in the passport, each person desiring a visa must make an application;

3. Two photographs 1 and 1/2 inches square (37×37 mm) for each applicant, showing full face, without head covering, against a light background.

If you are traveling to the U.S. on business, you may present a letter from the U.S. business firm indicating the purpose of your trip, your intended length of stay, and the firm’s intent to cover travel costs.

· If you are traveling to the U.S. for pleasure, you may use letters from relatives or friends in the U.S. whom you plan to visit.

If you are traveling to the U.S. for medical treatment, you should have a statement from a doctor or institution concerning the proposed medical treatment.