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US Tourist Visa
The USA is perhaps the most famous country in the
world. Every Indian dream of going to the US and
making a life for themselves. And the thing that
can get you passage is a US Visa. There are
different kinds of visas for different purposes,
for instance, if you are traveling for the
purpose of tourism, you will need a US tourist
visa if you are traveling for business, a
business visa is what you will need.
There even is a US visa for Indians that allows
the nationals to travel to the country for
purposes such as tourism and leisure, visiting
friends and family members, carrying out
business, studying or working in the country and
several others.
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US Visa for Indians Application
The process of application for a US visa is
mainly offline. However, before moving on to the
application process, you first need to make sure
that you are an eligible candidate for the same.
The process can be understood as follows
- Start with your application. Visit the US
Department of State Consular Electronic
Application Center (CEAC) website and fill in the
details in the DS-160 form. Note the DS-160 form
barcode for the rest of the procedure. - Proceed to pay the visa application fees. Make
sure to note the receipt number for future
reference. - Log on to your account to book your appointments.
Two appointments are to be booked. The first one
for the biometric submission at one of the five
VACs and the second one is for the interview at
the US Embassy or Consulate. - For your first appointment, visit the VAC along
with needed documents - a passport, appointment
confirmation page, and a DS-160 confirmation
page. You will be subjected to a fingerprint
scan, and a digital photo will be taken. - For your second interview, prepare well and visit
the embassy or consulate along with a valid
passport, appointment confirmation page, and the
VAC stamped DS-160 page.
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- Important visa-related terms
- There are several terms that you may come across
at the time of obtaining a visa. Some of such
important terms are given as follows - Eligibility Criteria
- The eligibility criteria are the parameters that
are put forth by the embassy that will
differentiate the applications. The criteria are
different for all types of visas. It is
absolutely necessary that you meet these criteria
to obtain any visa. - Validity
- The period from which to which the visa will be
valid allowing you to make
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- trip/s to and from the US is termed as the
validity of the visa. This period will differ as
per the purpose and the number of entries. - Duration of the Stay
- The period from which to which you are allowed to
stay in the country per visit is the duration of
stay. This is quite different from validity. The
validity is generally longer than the duration
of the stay. - Number of Entries Permitted
- This is the number of times you can go to the US
and return. Visas can be single entry, double
entry or even multiple entry types. The validity
will generally increase with the increase in the
number of entries. - Photo Specifications
- There are certain specifications that are to be
taken care of when you are submitting a
photograph for your visa. These generally differ
from country to country. If the specifications
are not met, the application may get rejected. - Processing Time
- The time required for the verification, approval,
and issuance of the visa stamp or e-visa is
called processing time. This time differs as per
the type of permit as there are different
requirements for different permits and the
procedure may vary even. For instance, the
processing time required for the issuance of the
US tourist visa is less than the time required
for a work visa. - Visa Status
- Check the U SA visa consultant status just means
tracking your application. It is necessary to
check the status as this will help in knowing how
far is the processing done and how much longer
it might take.
