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Visa applicants who meet the criteria below may be eligible to apply for their visas by mail, without a visa interview, if: Individual Petition-Based H, O, P, and Q Visas: They are applying for an H-1, H-3, H-4, O, P, or Q visa and have previously been issued any type of visa.
Applicants whose previous U.S. visa expired within the last 48 months or will expire in the next 3 months may now qualify to renew their visa without an interview. The U.S. Mission is also opening thousands of visa renewal appointments to assist applicants who wish to renew their visas.
Find links to information on how to apply for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa, as well as how to pay visa fees, schedule appointments, and provide required documents.
Select a U.S. embassy or consulate: Wait Times for embassy/consulate. See details on appointment availability and processing times. Global Visa Wait Times. Wait Time for Interview.
The first step in applying for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa is to complete your application. It takes approximately 90 minutes to do this. After you submit your application, you can move on to the next steps such as scheduling your interview. Important: Before You Start.
For short-term visits to the United States (for tourism, business, education, and more), you can go directly to the online application (form DS-160). For immigrant visas, which are issued to foreign nationals who intend to live and work permanently in the United States, you can visit the U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services site for the ...
Select the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply for current wait time information: Calgary. Halifax. Montreal. Ottawa. Quebec City. Toronto. Vancouver. Find information on the current appointment wait time, by visa category, at a selected Embassy or Consulate.
