Business and Tourism B1/B2
NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
Business and Tourism Visas: B1/B2
The United States offers a ten-year, multiple entry visa for adult applicants. Most applicants applying for a non-immigrant visas are visitors for business (B1) or tourism (B2). The two categories of visa are usually issued together as a B1/B2 visa.
"Business" does not mean gainful employment, but it does include a wide range of business-related activities (meetings, trainings, negotiations) for which you are not being paid in the United States. You may also seek medical treatment or travel as a domestic/personal employee.
How to Apply
Follow the nonimmigrant visa application process.
Nonimmigrant visas are interview-based. Interviewing officers most often do not consult supporting documents such as affidavits of support, travel arrangements, employment letters or financial statements.
Apply Early! Although the vast majority of visas are delivered in a week or less, a small number of applications require administrative processing. Please do not make travel arrangements until you have received your visa.
Fees
Complete fee information available here.
Questions?
Email: support-india@ustraveldocs.com
New Fraud Alert
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Offers to provide you with a U.S. visa which do not involve appearing at a U.S. Consular Section for a visa interview are always scams. Any unsolicited offer to provide you with a U.S. visa is usually a scam, whether online or in person.
If you are the target of a scam, please report it to your local law enforcement authorities immediately, as the U.S. government cannot generally take any legal action against the offenders. However, informing the Consulate by email that you have been a victim may enable us to better assist with any later inquiries received from Indian authorities. Copies of any documents received in the scam may also facilitate such assistance.
Support Documents
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Applicants may choose to bring in support documentation directly to their visa interview to demonstrate their social and economic ties to India and the nature of their visit to the United States. Such documentation, however, is not mandatory and Consular officers may or may not choose to examine the documentation. The fundamental rule for applying for a nonimmigrant visa is that every applicant must qualify based on his or her own circumstances and there is never a guarantee that any applicant will have his/her visa application approved.
WHAT NOT TO BRING
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There are restrictions on what you can bring with you. Click here to find out what they are.