How to get visa for usa?

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HOW TO GET VISA FOR USA ?Luisa Carolina Parra Belmonte

Types of Visa Tourism and Business (B1/B2) Studying in the U.S. (F & M) Exchange Programs – Au Pairs, Summer Work Travel,

Bilingual Teachers, etc. (J) Temporary Workers (H, L, O, P) Religious Workers (R) Domestic Employees (B1, A-3, G-5) Members of a Commercial Ship or Flight Crew (C1,D) Traders and Investors (E1, E2) Press & Media (I) Diplomats and Officials (A, G, C-3) Human Trafficking and victims of Crime (S,T,&U)

Temporary Visitor for Business or Pleasure

A B-1/B-2 visa is commonly known as a tourist visa, since it the type of nonimmigrant visa used for tourism. The majority of visa applicants at U.S. Embassy Bogota apply for this visa. It is for people who wish to visit the United States temporarily for business or pleasure.

Some of the activities permissible on a B-1/B-2 visa are:Going on vacationVisiting family members or friendsAttending business meetingsParticipating in work-related trainingReceiving medical treatmentPerforming missionary work

Required Documents  The documents required for this type of

request are the following:

valid Passportconfirmation sheet of the Form DS-160a photo (see requirements for the TIPS for

the DS-160)Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility of the

status of the StudentReceipt of payment of the SEVIS

Important News

STEPS

Select your type of visa.Many people visit the United States for business or pleasure with visa (B1/B2, however there are many different types of visa for study, exchange programs, work and investment in that country. Please visit our page of Visa Categories for more information in this regard. We suggest you to persons wishing to travel to the United States that apply for your visa in advance.

Please complete the application form DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa.

This form is available online in English with their respective translation into Spanish. Once endorsed print the "confirmation sheet" with the bar code. See our tips page to fill out the form DS-160 if you need additional help.

Cancel the rights of visa application and attend the appointment (if needed).

Enter the information service of Visa (CSC), create an account and follow the instructions. Not all people require interview, the system will determine if you require an interview or not (check the section of exemption of interview).

STEP 6

Introduce yourself in the Visa Unit of the United States Embassy in Bogota in the date and time of your appointment.

The InterviewThe personal interview with a consular officer and the information provided in writing on the form DS-160 are critical elements in the process of visa. Due to the high number of people applying for the visa on a daily basis, the interviews are generally short.

After the interviewWe suggest all people wishing to apply for a visa to do so sufficiently in advance of the scheduled date of travel to have enough time for the process of the same. Please do not purchase non-refundable airline tickets until both does not have the visa in his possession.

If your visa application is approved

You will receive an email with additional information in the coming weeks with information to track the shipment of your passport (with visa). Your passport will be sent to the office of DHL you selected at the time of your appointment through the Service of Visa Information CSC. Please present your identity card and the number of guide that appears in the email that you receive by DHL in order to claim his passport.

If your visa is rejected Si su visa fue

rechazada, se le devolverá su pasaporte en el momento de su entrevista con una carta en donde se explica la razón del rechazo.  Para obtener mayor información sobre el rechazo de visa, vea nuestra página deRechazos.