Embassy of the United States Tegucigalpa, Honduras

The Embassy of the United States of America Introduces a New Non-Immigrant Visa Appointment Service

Starting April 16, 2012, Call Center representatives will be available Monday – Friday:  8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (except holidays)
Website: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/hn
Local telephone: 504-2202-7730; from the U.S. (646) 259-0557

Agents will provide information in Spanish and English and will:

• Answer callers’ questions on procedures for applying for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas.
• Inform non-immigrant applicants regarding types of visas and required documents for each type.
• Schedule appointments for non-immigrant visas.

How to access the Call Center:

• In the new system, applicants will NOT have to obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to access the call center.  Applicants may schedule nonimmigrant visa appointments by dialing this new local number.
• Applicants may also pay their visa appointment fee, schedule their visa appointment, and select the passport pick up location from Cargo Expreso online via the new Call Center website.

How to pay the visa appointment fee:

• Applicants will now have the option of paying their visa appointment fee online with a credit card through the new Call Center website.
• For applicants who wish to pay in person, they must first print an individualized bank deposit slip from the Call Center website and then can pay their visa appointment fee at any Citibank branch location.  Applicants can then either make their appointment online or by phone.  Applicants are no longer able to make payments at Banco Atlántida since April 11, 2012.

Delivery service of passports:

• All applicants will select a Cargo Expreso delivery office at the time of scheduling their appointment.  Those whose visas are approved may pick up their passports from that Cargo Expreso office at no additional cost.  There will no longer be a home delivery service.

Applicants who have already scheduled an appointment at Embassy Tegucigalpa on or after April 16, 2012 should appear at the Embassy on the day of their appointment and bring their visa appointment fee Banco Atlántida receipt.

Applicants who have already purchased a PIN but who have not yet scheduled an appointment should do so and pay their visa appointment fee at Banco Atlántida by April 11, 2012.

If you have already paid your visa appointment fee at Banco Atlántida but do not have an appointment scheduled, we recommend that you wait and contact the Call Center (local number in Honduras: 504-2202-7730) on or after April 16, 2012.  PINs are not being sold since April 11, 2012.

The U.S. Embassy strongly urges all individuals to apply for their visa at least three months in advance of planned travel.  The Embassy is pleased to announce this new service which will better meet the needs of all visa applicants in Honduras.

DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application

Since May 24, 2010, individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa are required to submit an electronic application form, known as the DS-160 Non-Immigrant Visa Electronic Application.

For more information on the DS-160 application form, please go to:

• FAQs Regarding Online DS-160 for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants.
• To complete the electronic application Form DS-160.

NOTICE: Visa applicants will print out only the confirmation page containing a bar code and bring this page to the interview.  It is no longer necessary to bring a complete printed application form to the Consular Officer during the visa interview.

For K type Visas (Fiancé(e)s and their dependents), applicants should go the following webpage in order to fill out the EVAF (Electronic Visa Application Form).

Important Note: Typical processing time for visa issuances from the time of the interview to receipt of the visa is approximately one week.  Please plan accordingly.  Same-day service is not typically available.  Thank you for your understanding.

• General Information
• Contact Information
• Steps to Apply for a Visa
• Visa Appointments
• Interview with the Consular Officer
• Suggested Documents for the Visa Application
• Visas for Children
• Visas for Domestic Employees
• Passport Return
• Visa Revalidations
• Report a Lost or Stolen Passport
• Visa Waiver Program
• Foreign Applicants Requesting a Non Immigrant Visa
• Tourist and Business Visas (B1/B2)
• Visas for Medical Treatment (B2)
• Seamen Visas (C1/D)
• Transit Visas (C1)
• Treaty Trader and Treaty Investor Visas (E)
• Worker Visas (H/L)
• Student Visas
• Victims of Crime / Trafficking Visas (T/U)
• Frequently Asked Questions