NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
Applying for a Visa
All J-1 and J-2 visa applicants, even children and babies listed in parents' passports are
required to:
Complete the application form
DS-156. (The visa
application form DS-156 must be completed on-line, printed with the bar code and
signed. Please, follow the instructions carefully.) Forms DS-156 not
completed on line will not be accepted. NOTE: The
latest
Adobe Acrobat version is needed to complete properly the form.
Complete the supplemental nonimmigrant form
DS-157. Filled out and signed.
Complete a contact information and Work history form
DS-158/a.
FURNISH THE DS-2019
Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status, or the DS-2019 form.
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pay a visa application fee
Every visa applicant is required to pay a visa application fee of the equivalent of
131 U.S. Dollars.
Please request payment into the following account number at any
Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH):
Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH)
0049-1803-54-2210316035
Note. BANK TRANSFERS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED
Nationals of some countries will have to pay an additional visa fee based on reciprocal fees their
governments charge Americans applying for similar visas. There is no reciprocal
issuance fee for Spanish or Andorran citizens. Read more....
present a passport or other travel document…
Valid for at least six months beyond the holder's period of stay in the United States with at least
one blank page - the six-month requirement does not apply to Spanish passports.
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provide one passport type photograph…
Which meets State Department regulations.
FURNISH A LETTER FROM THE EMPLOYER
On letter headed stationary confirming the applicant’s employment with the company
and period that he or she will be in the United States.
present evidence of…
Sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in
the United States; and evidence to show that the applicant has a
residence abroad to which he/she intends to return at the end of the stay in the
United States. Such evidence includes family, profession, property, employment
or other ties and commitments to some country other than the United States that
is sufficient enough to cause the applicant to return there at the conclusion of
his/her stay.
J-1 visa applicants with DS-2019 forms issued on or after September 1, 2004 will be required to furnish
a receipt showing payment of the SEVIS fee.
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issuance fees:
Nationals of certain countries are required to pay an issuance fee in order for an approved
visa to be issued. Read more...
additional processing requirements and information for:
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
Applicants aged 14 to 79 are required to schedule an appointment for an interview. Applicants
under the age of 14 and those 80 and over may be eligible to apply for a visa by
mail.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We recommend that individuals apply for visas well in advance of their proposed date of
travel and do not make final travel plans until the visa has been issued and
they are in receipt of their passport and visa. Read more....
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