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Visas to the
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Non-immigrant Visa
Information

Nonimmigrant Visa
Application Form (DS-160)

Administrative
Process Status

Non-Immigrant Visa -
Question Form

Summer Work
and Travel

Visas to the U.S.

General Information

Non-immigrant
visa services are provided in Istanbul by appointment only. To schedule an
appointment for a non-immigrant visa appointment -- or for information about
applying for a visa -- please contact the Visa Information Service at
+90-212-340-4444. To avoid possible delays to your travel plans, please
call as far in advance as possible to schedule your appointment.
(Click here to find out the current
approximate wait time for visa applications in Istanbul.)  For
further instructions on how to schedule an appointment for a non-immigrant visa
in Istanbul, please click on the Non-Immigrant Visas link below and follow the
steps in the Guide to NIV.

NONIMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION FORM (DS-160)

All travelers applying in Turkey for U.S. nonimmigrant visas must submit the
new Online Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic
Application Form (DS-160) via the internet at least two
business days before their visa interview.

After completing and submitting the DS-160, applicants will receive
instructions to print a confirmation page that includes biographical information
and a bar code with confirmation number.  Each applicant must bring the
confirmation page for their application in order to be admitted to the Consular
Section on the day of their visa appointment.

For more information on the DS-160, please click
here.

If your question is not answered elsewhere on this
site, you may call the Visa Information Service at +90-212-340-4444 during
business hours, or click here to e-mail the Visa Unit. The Visa
Unit is available Monday through Friday between 14:30 and 16:00 at
+90-212-335-9000; please press 0 for the switchboard, and ask for the Visa Unit.
The Visa Unit is unable to answer phone calls regarding visa issues outside of
these hours.

There is no parking
available at the Consulate.  We recommend that you come to your appointment
by taxi or public transportation.

Emergency Need to Travel

In case of a life or death emergency, call the Visa Information Service at
+90-212-340-4444 and schedule the first available appointment, then fax a
document that proves the emergency along with your contact information. For
applicants with an appointment in Ankara fax to +90-312-466-1586. For applicants
with an appointment in Istanbul, fax to +90-212-335-9094. We will consider this
information and will telephone you promptly if an immediate interview can be
arranged.

The Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S.
Embassy in Ankara processes all immigrant visa cases for Turkey.
This unit also processes Diversity Visa Lottery winners.

Please take note that the links below will take you to the corresponding
information on the Ankara, Turkey Embassy site.

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