Review country-specific instructions on the U.S. Pay the visa application processing fee.Electronically submitting your DS-160 online application is only the first step in the visa application process. Embassy or Consulate website where you will be interviewed for country-specific instructions. Important Notice: Take care to answer all questions on the DS-160 accurately and completely otherwise, you may have to correct your application and reschedule your visa interview appointment. Embassy or Consulate does not schedule an appointment for you.) Visit the U.S. You must schedule a visa interview appointment. (The U.S.(You will not need to print the full application.) Print and keep the DS-160 barcode page.Important Notice to Visa Applicants: After you have completed the DS-160, you must take these next steps below: Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application (DS-160) Apply For a Nonimmigrant Visa. Review the Frequently Asked Questions for instructions about using the DS-160.Īccess the online DS-160 by clicking: Consular Electronic Application Center website. Embassy or Consulate prior to October 7, 2013, review the limited exceptions explained in the FAQs below.) ( Note: For K visa cases in process at a U.S. Visa applicants must submit a completed DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application for all nonimmigrant visa categories, including applicants applying for K visas. Consular Officers use the information entered on the DS-160 to process the visa application and, combined with a personal interview, determine an applicant’s eligibility for a nonimmigrant visa. Form DS-160 is submitted electronically to the Department of State website via the Internet. The Form DS-160 is available here.The DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, is for temporary travel to the United States, and for K (fiancé(e)) visas. We are unable to answer any questions or provide guidance on this process. The emailed file will be in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat to view or print.Īny inquiries on completing the Form DS-160 can be addressed on the following website. The barcode number on the Form DS-160 confirmation page is required in order to book your interview. The Form DS-160 must be completed and submitted online prior to your interview at the U.S. Government on-line form and can only be completed at Each applicant must complete this form before using any services on this website. Each applicant, including children, must have their own Form DS-160 visa application. You can email yourself a backup copy of the Form DS-160. Complete the online visa application form, DS-160. After saving the form to your computer, click on the form icon to reopen it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. The completed Form DS-160 will generate an alpha-numeric barcode confirmation page. In Safari, open the form, hover your mouse toward the bottom-center of the screen to bring up the gray icon, and click the Download icon on the right corner of the gray icon, or press Command and S on your keyboard.If you need to close the browser before submitting your application, you will need this Application ID to continue your application. Write down the Application ID displayed on the top right-hand corner of the page. You will have to start over, unless you have recorded your Application ID or have saved your application to a file on your computer. If you stop working on this application for more than 20 minutes, your session will expire.Detailed guidelines for taking and submitting a quality photograph are on the U.S. You are required to upload a photograph taken within the last six months as a part of the DS-160 process.All questions must be answered in English using English-language characters only, except when you are asked to provide your full name in your native alphabet.The Embassy or Consulate you select at the beginning of the Form DS-160 must be the same Embassy or Consulate where you schedule your interview appointment.You must submit your Form DS-160 online prior to making an appointment for an interview at the U.S. Guidelines for Completing the Form DS-160Ĭomplete and submit your Form DS-160 after reviewing the nonimmigrant visa application process.
To correct the number, please log in to your profile and select “Update profile” or contact the call center for assistance.
Correction of the barcode number on the DS-160 Confirmation page after you have scheduled an appointment is possible until three business days before your visa interview.