Nonimmigrant visas
Nonimmigrant visas are for non-U.S. citizens, coming to the United States temporarily. This visa allows you to travel to a U.S. port-of-entry, whether by air, see or land, to request permission of a Customs and Border Protection officer to enter the United States. Being a visa holder does not guarantee entrance into the United States.
International travelers come to the United States for a wide variety of reasons, including tourism, business, medical treatment and certain types of temporary work. The type of visa needed is defined by immigration law, and relates to the principal purpose of your travel. While in the United States, temporary visitors are restricted to the activity or reason for which their nonimmigrant visa was issued.
The Laser Visa is a combination of a tourist/business visa and a Border Crossing Card and is available for Mexican citizens only at certain consulates in Mexico (Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana).
Throughout the world the visa interview fee is $131.00 US dollars. For Mexican citizens, under the age of 15 the interview fee is $13.00 US dollars, as long as at least one of the parents has a visa or is applying with the minor. If not, normal fee will be applied ($131.00 US dollars).
- All non-immigrant visa applications required a valid passport.
- If you are renewing, you must bring all your prior visas along with your valid passport.
- If you are going to travel by air or sea from Mexico to the United States, you must have a valid passport along with your valid visa (Nationals of countries in the Visa Waiver program must have a valid passport from their country).
- For replacement of lost or stolen visas, the applicant should present a police report from the law enforcement authorities where the passport or Laser Visa were .