How to Apply for a U.S. Visa

Thank you for your interest in applying for a temporary visa to the United States.  This page provides a summary of the entire application process.  

Process Made Easy

It is very simple to apply for a temporary visa to the United States.  After selecting your purpose of travel or situation, we have simplified our process to the following steps:    

1. Prepare:  Items to prepare before you complete the next stage.
2. Complete: Application, appointment, and additional documents
3. Attend: Attend your interview at the scheduled time with all documents required. 

Select Purpose or Situation To Begin:    

• Business or Tourism (Visit Visa)
• Studying in the United States (Student Visa)
• Exchange Visitors
• Personal Employees traveling with Sponsor (Home or Office)
• Medical Travel (Citizens of Qatar)
• Emergency Travel (Residents or Qatar)
• Cabin Crew to Operate Flights
• Transit the U.S.
• Foreign Media
• Child (0-13 years) Only Applying
• Petition Based Visas (H, L, O, P, Q, R)
• Damaged, Lost, or Stolen U.S. Visa
• Diplomatic Passport Holders for Tourism (All Nationalities)
• Official Travel for All Passport Types (A or G)
• Citizens of Canada
• Visa Waiver Program
• Other Visa Categories not listed

A Note on Processing Times of Visas:

The time listed here does not include the wait for an appointment.  Immediately after interview, you will know the decision of your visa application.  Approved applicants should have the visa ready for collection the following work (business) day.  In some cases, an application may require additional processing.  If this happens, it may take anywhere from one week to six months to complete.