Visas
General Visa Application Information
Visa Requirements
Except for Visa Waiver Program countries http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html, all visitors to the United States require a visa, including citizens of the Republic of the Congo.
Non-immigrant Visas
Those wishing to travel to the United States for business, tourism, to visit family or friends, to study, or for medical treatment, must submit an application for a non-immigrant visa application.
Official Travelers
Non-immigrant visas are also required for official government or recognized international organization employees (such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund) who are traveling to the Unites States for meetings or to work at foreign missions or at the recognized international organization. All official travelers must complete a nonimmigration visa application and in most cases must also schedule a personal interview. For more information on official travel, see our August 5 Letter from Embassy Brazzaville to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (PDF 423 KB) (Français)
Applicants who wish to permanently live in the United States need to obtain an Immigrant Visa. Most immigrant visas to the United States fall into one of three categories – family based, Diversity (or Lottery) Visa, or approved refugees. To be eligible for a family-based IV, a family member in the United States must file a petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and have that petition approved. Diversity Visa (DV) winners are eligible for DV immigrant visas. Approved refugees must be the beneficiary of a close relative who is an approved refugee or asylee already in the United States. Only persons with an approved family-based petition, winners of the DV lottery, or approved refugees are eligible for immigrant visas to the United States. Persons who are not part of one of these three categories are not eligible to apply for immigrant visas.
