Visa – Consulate

Visa Revalidation is no longer possible from the U.S. Please review the following websites for Information on obtaining visas at the Consulates.

Visa – Consulate Downloads
How to make an appointment

For TN, H-1B and L 1 A and L-1B visa holders and their dependents from CANADA

Please check the following website for your particular consulate or embassy to ensure the current processing procedure:

http://www.usembassycanada.gov/content/content.asp?section=travel&document=usconsulates

If you are processed at the gates:

  • Book your ticket
  • Go to the Airport at least 3 or 4 hours in advance
  • If you are processed at the embassy, please make an appointment ASAP

Carry with you, to the interview (whether at the gate or at the consular office):

  • Approval notice, and package from my law firm
  • Job letter from your Company on their letterhead, sent by your H R personnel
  • Your original educational documents, and for L visa holders, copies of your pay stubs
  • Original and copies of marriage certificate and childrens birth certificate
  • If you are my client, you can call me at my cell number if at any time you have a difficulty during the procedure

IF YOU ARE NOT A CANADIAN CITIZEN, YOU WILL NEED A PERSONAL APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR VISA. PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WELL IN ADVANCE (BEFORE YOU LEAVE U.S. FOR THE CONSULATE ABROAD). SOME VISA POSTS ARE BOOKED 4-5 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. REMEMBER, EXCEPT FOR A LIMITED SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU CANNOT RETURN TO THE U.S. WITHOUT A VISA.

General Information about Visas

Find an Embassy

Visa Wait Times

Make an Appointment in Canada

Visas in India

You will have to fill out the DS 156 form. Please see:
http://evisaforms.state.gov/

Also, some may have to fill out DS-160. Please see:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_1342.html

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