Nonimmigrant Visa Applications

* DS-156: Nonimmigrant Visa Application
* DS-156E: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader / Investor Application
* DS-156K: Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa Application
* DS-157: Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application
* DS-158: Contact Information and Work History for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicant
* DS-1648 Online: New Application for A, G, or NATO Visa (Applying in the United States only)

* DS-2019: Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status. This form cannot be downloaded here. Contact your exchange visitor program sponsor, who is responsible for entering the DS 2019 information into SEVIS, and providing the SEVIS generated DS-2019.

* DS-3052: Nonimmigrant V Visa Application
* DS-3035: J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application Instructions


sample DS 156 form
https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp


sample DS 157
sample checkout this link..
Save if you need..

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/79964.pdf


sample DS 158
sample DS 158

Check out this link..
save it your sys..
Take a printout of this..
Fill it by hand..
Then you can use it as a sample copy to fill your orginal copy..
link is..http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/79965.pdf

Form DS156 - Non immigrant Visa Application Form F
Form DS-156 is a application form for any non-immigrant visa like VisitorVisa( B1/B2), Temp workers and dependents visa ( H1/H4, L1/L2) , Student Visa ( F, J, M) etc . This form should be prepared and submitted by visa applicant.

General instructions:

* The form should be printed back to back on one single page.
* Keep your passport handy while filling this form, as most of the inforamtion is as per your passport.
* Each applicant need a separate form.
* Fill the form cleanly, do not overwrite.
* Must answer each and every question, do not leave blank, if not applicable write "N/A" or "None".



Note: Following are the general guidlines to fill this form. Depends on individual's status and circumstances, the information to be filled may vary. This is provided to you as a convenience and basic guidelines. Please must provide the information most appropriate in your case. This is not a legal advise.


Questions..
1.Passport Number

Applicant's passport number.


2. Place of Issuance:
City: City of passport office where the passport was issued.
Country: Country where the passport was issued.
State/Province:State/Province where the passport was issued.


3. Issuing Country
The country of Passport.


4.Issuance Date
Date of Passport Issuence. Provide date in simolified format example : 12-DEC-1999.


5 .Expiration Date
Date of expiry of Passport.


6. Surname

Applicant's surname or lastname.

Note: Visa applicants should indicate clearly in their Last Name and Given Name. Its often seen in the case of South Indian names that passport issuing authorities write the whole name in the Last Name field.

Applicants should check their passport and if the whole name is given in one line, they should get the same changed from passport office before applying for a visa.


7. First and Middle Names
First and Middle Names(As in Passport):
Your first and middle name. Also called Given Name. In Indian passport, write everything that is written in second line in name.


8. OtherSurname used Used:
Fill this Only if you have any other surnames in past.


9. Other First and Middle Names Used:
Fill this Only if you have any other names in past.


10. Date of Birth (dd-mmm-yyyy):
Applicant;s date of birth as per passport.


11. Place of Birth:
Place were you were born. As per your passport.


12. Nationality:
Applicant's citizenship.


13. Sex:
Applicant's gender, male or female.


14.National Identification Number:(if applicable)
This is not applicable If you are Indian Citizen , or any other country where there is no National Identification number. Wirte "None" or "N/A" .


15. Home Address:
Your complete current home mailing address including apartment number, street, city, district, state, zip code and country.
This may differ from your permanent address mentioned in the passport.
This will be the address where consulate will do all the communication with you including sending the passport after visa stap etc.
* Note: For those who stays in USA / or any other country and applying for US visa/ restamp sould write the present address of home country.


16. Home Telephone Number
Business Phone Number:
Mobile/Cell Number:
Fax Number:
Business Fax Number:
Pager Number:
Provide this infiromation appropraitely, where ever not applicable write None or N/A.


17. Marital Status:
Check mark the appropriate box applicable to you.


18 .Spouse's Full Name:
Sspouse full name if applicable.


19. Spouse's DOB(dd-mmm-yyyy):
Spouse's date of birth.

20. Name and Address of Present Employer or School:

* If you are employed write complete name of company/firm and address where you work.
* If you are self employed, write name of business and address where your business is located.
* If you are retired, and do not work, write 'N/A'.
* If you are a student write name and address of school/college.

21. Present Occupation

(If in Job write employed, If retired, write "retired". If student, write "student".):
Write your current occupation with meaningful and specific details occupation: e.g. "Systems Adminstarator" , "Project Manager- Software development" etc.


22. When Do You Intend To Arrive In The U.S.?
Provide your tentative date of travel to USA.
Examples: Fiest week for Feb 05.


23. Email Address:
Your email address, if any .


24. At What Address Will You Stay in The U.S.?

Write the complete address where you will be staying in USA. If you will be staying with your relatives providet that address OR if you will be staying in a hotel provide that address.


25. Name and Telephone Numbers of Person in U.S. Who You Will Be Staying With or Visiting for Tourism or Business :
If you are going to staying with relative write his/her name and their telephone number.


26. How Long Do You Intend To Stay in The U.S.?

If you are applying for visitor visa provide a Tentative length of visit : Examples : 4 months , 6 months.
If you are applying for work visa H or L : Till the expiry of approved petition.


27. What is The Purpose of Your Trip?
Provide this information appropriately , if you are applying for work visa like H1, L1 write "Employment".

If you are applying for student visa write "study".

If you are applying for Visitor/Tourist visa write "Tourism".

If you are going on Business trip write "Business trip".



28. Who Will Pay For Your Trip?:

If your trip is sponsored trip write the name person who provided you afidavit od support.

If you are employer is paying for expenses write : "Employer".

If you are paying yourself , write : "Self".



29. Have You Ever Been in The U.S.?:

Fill appropriately , if you had been to US check Yes else check No.


30. Have You Ever Been Issued a U.S. Visa?
Fill appropriately.


31. Have You Ever Been Refused a U.S. Visa?

Fill appropriately.


32. Do You Intend To Work in The U.S.?

Depends on the visa type you are applying for.

For visitor/ Tourist visa applicants, this answer would be NO.

For Business Visa the answer would be "No"

For student the answer would be "No"

For work visa like H1, L1 etc the answer would be "Yes" and for the dependts of these visa like H4 or L2 the answer would be "No".



33. Do You Intend To Study in The U.S.?

Applicant for student visa should write "Yes".
Others should write "No".



34. Names and Relationships of Persons Traveling With You:
Name and relatiosnhip of the person who will be travelling with you If any.
Example, husband wife should write each others name if they will be travelling togather.


35. Has Your U.S. Visa Ever Been Cancelled or Revoked?
Answer appropriately. Must provide correct information.


36. Has Anyone Ever Filed an Immigrant Visa Petition on Your Behalf?
This is only applicable if any one filed a Green Card for the applicant. If not wite "None" or "N/A"


37. Are Any of The Following Persons in The U.S., or Do They Have U.S. Legal Permanent Residence or U.S. Citizenship?
Check mark appropriately on YES or NO. Write person's status in the U.S. (i.e., U.S. permanent resident, U.S. citizen, studying, working, etc.).


38. Important Questions:
All of these YES and No type questions to check for the various legal grounds.
For most people, answers to these questions would be 'No'.
However if any of these


39. Was this Application Prepared by Another Person on Your Behalf?

If this application is prepared by other then the applicant him/herself , the answer would be 'Yes' .


40. Application Prepared By:
Depends on this previous questions, If the answer to question. 39 is 'Yes', the name, relationship( if any), complete address, signature and date of the preparer will come here.


41. Sign and date the application.
Siganture of the aplicant and Date.

Tips :

* Take a photocopy for your record.
* Must provide accurate and correct information.
* Must fill it up cleanly and completely, do not leave any question unanswered.
* You can see a example of a sample filled form.
* If you have questions or confusion, ask in our discussion forum.


How is the SEVIS I-901 fee paid and the Form I-901
Hi guys do you have any doubts on Sevis I-901 fee payin and the form filling..

DO visit this direct link..

WHich is very helpfull for everyone..
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/faq4.htm


Tips about the documents and about carrying it
Does..

Carry nothing accept the documents..

hold the sevis interview letter, Hdfc bill, Passport for security check..

Hold the documents in a seperate folder.. (normal Trans.. magazine cover is enough)
Passport..
Hdfc bill.. (blue colour one)
Ds 156, 157, 158(for students only)..
Sevis confirmation letter..
Sevis fees paid letter..
Degree certificate..
Toefl and GRE score cards..

File all other documents in a transperant file holder (display book with 40 pages max)..

Paste a POST IT to each and every transperant cover holding the documents in the folder.. (I am speaking about the other documents).. Write something on POST IT so you can find out the document in min which ever the VO asks.. I mean.. Just do the file like a phone book.. (hope you understood)..

Documents to support the financial thing..
Affidavit of support..
CA certificate..
other Documents should be arranged as per they have mentioned in the CA cerificate.. (VO never checks CA certificate.. You have to make him understand the financial things that has mentioned as per the CA certificate..)

Documents to support that you will come back..
Movabble property..
immovable property..
Works you have here..
Restrictions..

Documents to support that you have good academics..
Mark sheets.. (degree.. PUC.. SSLC)..
TOEFL..
GRE..
TRaining certificates..
Internship certificates..

Documents to support if you were on work previously or at present..
Company certificate..
Salary slip..
Bank statement..
ID card..


Any doubts to clarify.. Please do page me or scrap me..



Dont

Donot carry bags..
Donot carry cover bags..
Donot mess up your documents in a cover..
Donot mess up your documents like a library..
Donot bend and rest on the bar in interview.. Better than resting stand straight.. Be smiling..
Donot ask the VO to ask the question again and again.. Try to concentrate on him..
Donot answer the irrelative answers.. Better than that give a direct and simple answer..
Donot give a new answer.. I mean donot lie.. Better is to be true.. So you will not get a chance of gettin rid of the questions like a tsunami.. ha ha..
Donot guess the VO's activity.. VO's character.. Regularity of his issuance.. That may make you tensed..
Donot watch the questions and answers who is interviewed before you or in front of you.. That may make you change your answers..
Donot keep anything in hand.. that may interupt you to search any document which you may required for urgent..
Donot Get tensed or get nervoused.. VO is not there only to reject you.. He is there to check wheather you will be an immgrant or not.. He is there to check your financial backhand.. Nothing else than that..
Donot carry recommendation letters.. Carry some good certificates in that case..



Common questions asked in Visa Interview
Purpose of Visit??..

Why US??..

Why MS??..

How MS will help you??..

Which University??..

How many universities have you applied for??..

Out of that how many acceptance letters did you get??..

Why That particular university??..

Persons contacted??.. (if you have said something about good response from the university)..

Whats your percentage??..

How many backlogs??..

Why so many backlogs??.. (If you have more than one per year)..

How are you going to fund for your education??.. (if you say you were working)..

Who is going to sponsor you??..

Whats your father??.. (if you say your father is the sponsoror)..

Whats your parents??.. (if you say your parents are sponorers)..

Why he/she if not your parents??.. (if you say someone is your sponsorer)..

Did you change anything in the DS format??.. (If you have editted the documents for many times.. or if you have given some irrelavent answers in DS format)..

When did you graduate??..

What you were doing from last .. months or years??.. (if you had a long gap between the visa interview and the graduation day)..

Whats your fathers income??..

Do you have his salary receipt??..

Show me your fathers bank statement where he was receiving his salary??..

What do you know about the place you are going to??..

How much is your tution fees??..

Are you getting any shcolarships/assistantship??.. Why did you get that??..

As you told your father/mother/parents are into some particular job.. How much they save everyhere for your education??..

How will you/your parents clear the loan??..

Can you remember the subjects which were your backlogs??..

How are you going to pay first year fees??.. (IF you have no sufficient liquid cash)..

How are you going to pay your second year fees??.. (If you have liquid cash that is almost equivalent to your first year fees)..

What are the subjects you are going to take in MS??.. (IF you say I have contacted Graduate .. committee or someone related to that)..


Why is your toefl/Gre score is so less??.. (If he feels that the score is not enough.. Or If you have very good academics and less Toefl/GRE score..)..

What are your greatest achievements?..

What are your plans after completing your studies??.. (Please dont say India is globalizing.. It has become a common answer)..

Have you got any aids from your University??.. (excluding Scholarship)..

If you are not given a visa.. Than what is your next plan??.. (None of the VOs ask this questions commonly.. If they ask it.. THen think you have got the visa)..

What is the rate of interest in your bank??.. (If you say that.. you are getting some interest from some bank..)..

Where are you going to stay there??.. (never say you have relations there)..

How many siblings do you have??.. Or Do you have any brothers/Sisters??..

What are they doing??.. (even If some one is working at US please dont mention that)..

What project have you done??.. (if you say you have got scholarship coz of the project.. Get ready with the project detail).. (you shouldnot look like you are trying to make him understand that you know something.. Just try to say everthing about the project at that case like you are very good wit the project)..


More questions on web
http://www.gre99.com/visa_interview/questions_asked_visa_officer_f1

Be brave to be truthfull.. Be honest.. Don’t try to twist your way around the visa officer’s questions..



Steps to schedule a Visa interview..
Visa Appointment

You need to Pay 5420 Rs as the visa Application Fees( Subject to change) and 322 Rs as the HDFC service charges at the HFDC Bank, you'll get 2 slips pink and yellow with Barcode Sticker. These Barcode's are activated after 2 Working days after which you are able Logon to VFS website to book an appointment .



Steps to book an Appointment :-


Logon to the VFS USA website www.vfs-usa.co.in
Click on Apply for Non Immigrant Visa
If you have Paid the HDFC Visa Fee Click on Continue
It asks if you have a BEP user id select NO
If you want to create a new application click on the link CREATE NEW APPLICATION
Click on I Agree
Put in the details of your residence and your purpose for the visit
List of date Available
Passport expiration date
Fill in DS156 form and DS157 form (DS158 Only For Students)
Take the date.



Each student has to pay 100$ SEVIS fee - to pay online log on to
www.fmjfee.com

you have any question pleae do not hesitate to contact me.. page me or scrap me..



Even you can schedule without I20..
you could do one thing though..
U could mail the graduate school saying that urgently you are in need of the I-20 number (through email) so that u can book your visa slot asap..
Most commonly they wont disagree to do this favor..
with the I-20 number u could go ahead..


Some have said..

For chennai consulate, V can modify the sevis no. and other details before 3 business days of the interview for safe reason v will say for 5 days!! So rite now if ur sure of getting I20 before the 1 week ahead of ur interview , u can go ahead and book the slot... But incase ur I20 gets delayed for some reason u will face the problem.... So be sure u will have atleast one I20 at the earliest to be safe!!! And u can any write any no.(10 digit i guess) in the sevis column and book the date!! In my case, I wrote the HDFC bar code no. as i dont have i20 in hand at that moment..