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How to Apply for a Non-Immigrant Visa

(Deze aanvraaginstructies in het
Nederlands)

Step 1 - Introduction: Learn more about the
non-immigrant visa process
What a visa is, whether
you need a visa, whether to apply in person, categories of visas.

Step 2 - Download and Complete the Visa Application
Forms
All visa forms must be completed online,
printed, signed and have a readable barcode.

Step 3 - Gather Supporting
Documentation
Find out which documents should
accompany your non-immigrant visa application.  Please, do not
send any supporting documents in advance of your interview.

Step 4 - Pay the Non-Refundable Visa Application
Fee
Deposit the required application fee,
in euro, in our account #51.54.83.184, with ABN-Amro bank and
bring your receipt, or make sure you bring your Dutch PIN-card
(debit card) for payment at the Consulate.

Step 5 - Have Your Photo Taken
The
dimensions are very specific.

Step 6 - Make an
Appointment
For your visa interview at the Consulate
General in Amsterdam.

Step 7 - Submit Your Application In
Person
On your designated appointment date.
Please read our Acces and Security Instructions.

Step 8 - Receive your passport and visa by
mail
This usually takes 3-4 business days, but can
take longer. The
Consulate General cannot be held responsible for extra
costs due to changing tickets or rebooking flights if
delivery is delayed. We therefore strongly urge you
NOT to purchase tickets until you have received your visa and
passport in the mail.

Please take some time to read our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Contact information of our non-immigrant visa
unit

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- Have you checked our Visa
Wizard? -

It may well be that you do not need a
visa to visit the United States. A good way to find out is to check
our Visa Wizard, an easy program based on a few questions about your
situation and travel plans.

Click here for the Visa
Wizard.

- Increase in visa
application fee -

On December 14, 2009, the Department of State
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register
to increase the Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) and Border Crossing Card
(BCC) fees and establish a tiered structure with separate fees for
different visa categories. Though the Department will not
being collecting the new proposed fees until it considers
public comments and publishes a final rule, we urge interested
travelers to consult the Department of State’s website
now in order to learn more about the proposed changes.

To view the proposed rule and to submit
comments, please go to regulations.gov.

- Customer Service -

• Complaints about denied/delayed admission to the U.S.
at the Port of Entry
• Customer Service Statement to Visa
Applicants

- pictures are important
-

And they have to be in the right format.
Here's how to get them.  Click on the photo for a handy
reference guide to take to your photographer.

correct sample
photograph

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