· VALID PASSPORT
· 1 VISA APPLICATION FORM DULY FILLED IN (PHOTOCOPY CAN BE USED)
· 1 PASSPORT SIZE COLOUR ( 50 MM X 50 MM ) RECENT PHOTOGRAPH
· COVERING LETTER FROM THE COMPANY STATING APPLICANT’S NAME, DESIGNATION, PURPOSE
AND DURATION OF VISIT
· INVITATION FROM U.S.A
· FOREIGN EXCHANGE DULY ENDORSED / COPY OF CREDIT CARD
FIRST TIME TRAVELLERS REQUIRE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS :
· PERSONAL PRESENCE MANDATORY
· BRIEF COMPANY PROFILE & PROOF OF OCCUPATION VIZ. I/TAX PAPERS, COMPANY BALANCE SHEET, BANK STATEMENT OF COMPANY LAST SIX MONTHS
· PROOF OF FINANCIAL SOLVENCY VIZ. BANK STATEMENT, FIXED DEPOSITS / INVESTMENTS, PROPERTY PAPERS ETC.
FEE : RS. 2, 300 /- NON-REFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE AND
RS.4, 600 /- VISA FEE FOR 6 MONTHS - 10 YEAR
MULTIPLE ENTRY APPLICABLE ONLY AFTER THE VISA APPROVAL.
VFS SERVICE CHARGE OF RS. 276 /- PAYABLE BY CASH
NOTE: ALL FEE PAYABLE BY DEMAND DRAFT FAVOURING "AMERICAN EMBASSY" - NEW DELHI
TIME TAKEN : WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 03RD, 2005 ALL VISA APPLICATIONS TO USA NEED TO BE APPLIED THROUGH VFS INDIA PVT. LTD IN ALLIANCE WITH HDFC BANK IN JUST THREE SIMPLE STEPS:
STEP 1: ALL NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS EXCEPT "OFFICIALS TRAVELING ON GOVERNMENT BUSINESS" AND "OFFICIALS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION TRAVELING FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSE" MUST PAY THE APPLICATION FEE OF RS.4, 600 /- ($ 100 @ RS.44 /-) AND VFS APPLICATION CHARGE OF RS.276 /- (INCLUSIVE OF ALL TAXES) AT A DESIGNATED BRANCH OF HDFC BANK BEFORE APPLYING FOR A VISA.
STEP 2: LOG ON TO WWW.VFS-USA.CO.IN AND CLICK ON THE APPLY FOR A NON-IMMIGRANT VISA LINK ONCE THE FEES ARE PAID. YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE BARCODE NUMBER FROM YOUR HDFC BANK FEE RECEIPT IN ORDER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. PLEASE NOTE, THE FEE RECEIPT GETS ACTIVATED IN 2 WORKING DAYS ONLY, FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE AND NOT BEFORE THAT. THE ABOVE FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE AND THE HDFC BANK FEE RECEIPT CAN BE USED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE. THE RECEIPT IS DEEMED UTILIZED ONCE THE INTERVIEW HAS TAKEN PLACE AND CANNOT BE USED TO MAKE A SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENT.
STEP 3: REPORT TO THE US EMBASSY OR CONSULATE WHERE YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR A VISA INTERVIEW IS SCHEDULED. YOU WILL NEED TO BRING THE PRINTED APPOINTMENT LETTER, THE VISA APPLICATION FORMS DULY FILLED IN AND SIGNED, ONE PASSPORT SIZE COLOUR (50 MM X 50 MM ) RECENT PHOTOGRAPH, THE ORIGINAL HDFC BANK FEE RECEIPT WITH ITS TWO BARCODE STICKERS, AND A DEMAND DRAFT OF RS.2, 300 /- DRAWN IN FAVOUR OF 'US EMBASSY, NEW DELHI', AS THE VISA ISSUANCE FEE. PLEASE NOTE, THE DEMAND DRAFT SHOULD BE MANDATORILY FROM DELHI BANK ONLY AND DD'S ISSUED BY CO- OPERATIVE BANKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE, CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK WWW.VFS-USA.CO.IN |
