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0 Of America) is one of the most desirable places to receive prestigious degrees, to settle, to travel and to work. The country carries liberal rules and easy accustoms for the international guests. Every annum the numbers go higher than the previous year, if talked about 21-22 almost two hundred thousand individuals were issued visa to USA. But there is always a stigma related to the United States which tells not to apply for visa since it gets very firm at times. Well this can be proved completely false if you take proper guide and precautions while satisfying your application. The following blog carries vital information regarding how and where your application should be filled. The blog also has informative tips to make your application process run smoother.
Steps:
*choose an embassy
*apply for the visa you’d like
*collect all your documents
*schedule your interview
TYPES OF VISAS
1. Non immigrant: this visa is to visit the United States on a temporary basis. This includes study, business and work.
2. Immigrant: this type of visa is to go to the United States on a permanent basis. This may be chosen for personal reasons, for example spouse visa.
Where is the application filled?
1. The DS-160 application, which can be found online, must be completed prior to the interview at your chosen embassy. Since the embassies refuse to entertain any handwritten applications, they only allow you to attend your interview when you have your DS-160 application along. For more information about DS-160 (
http://staging2012.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-s160info.asp#:~:text=You%20must%20submit%20your%20DS,you%20schedule%20your%20interview%20appointment ) this link is highly recommended.
2. Embassy is definitely to be chosen that is reliable and carries a proper experience in cases like these to apply the visa application.
THE EXPENSES
Application fees vary from visa to visa. The most ordinary type of nonimmigrant visa costs around $160(one hundred sixty, US dollars), this type of visa covers tourist, business, student and exchange. The other work and religious visas go up to $190(one hundred ninety, US dollars). Moreover, E visa’s expense revolves around $205(two hundred five, US dollars) and K visa’s expense revolves around $265(two hundred sixty five, US dollars).
WHAT’S THE RIGHT TIME?
All the 365 days are perfect to apply for visa only if these if(s) and but(s) are taken care of
1. It is highly suggested to apply in advance for visa 3 to 6 months the earliest, since the appointments are usually full.
2. 4 weeks before can be counted for the latest to apply for the visa.
3. Ideally you should try to put an application half yearly before as to run the procedure smoother.
PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP:
1. NO INCOMPLETE OR TORN DOCUMENTS: when presenting the documents make sure none of them is torn and no document is missing, they should be presentable to the consulter.
2. DO NOT RUN LATE: it can be a big turn off for the consulter if you run late to the embassy.
3. DO NOT SHOW NERVOUSNESS: interviews maybe anxious, but showing it to the interviewer may will not help at all, this could give a negative impression that if you cannot handle a few questions there are less chances that you will be able to manage yourself in a foreign country.
4. PRACTICE: it is important to practice your speech before the real interview takes place.
5. DO NOT FAKE: while communicating it is very crucial to not to speak in an accent that doesn’t belong to you. If you are an Indian there are zero percent chances that the interviewer would judge you on the basis of your American accent, if you excel in Indian accent of English, continue with that.
References
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/no/no-niv-visafeeinfo.asp#:~:text=Visa%20Types%20and%20Application%20Fee%20Amounts,-The%20application%20fees&text=The%20application%20fee%20for%20the,E%20visas%20is%20US%24205.
https://www.avanse.com/blog/dos-donts-during-a-visa-interview-process