- Notes -
- Carry all your documents in a transparent "Harmonium" file to your VISA Interview.
- This is a full list of any and all documents that you may require to bring to your VISA Interview, you will only need to bring the documents that are applicable to your VISA application as not ALL of these documents are required, but they are recommended.
- These documents will definitely increase your chances of VISA approval as they can satisfy the Visa Officer beyond doubt about the legitimacy of your application.
- Basic Visa Documents -
- Passport (with the sticker attached by Biometric team)
(Your current and all old passports)
(should be valid for travel to the United States with validity dates at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the United States) - DS-160 Confirmation
(with a clear and legible barcode, the barcode number on this page is required in order to book your interview)
(So, preferably a colored printout) - Visa Fee payment Receipt
($160 Fee to be filled after filling DS-160 form and Form I-901 SEVIS) - Interview Appointment Letter
Appointment confirmation page
Get a printable copy from ustraveldocs website
This has the schedule, address and timing of your Bio-metric (identification) appointment and your visa interview
- Passport (with the sticker attached by Biometric team)
- Liquid Assets -
- Proofs of Savings:
- Bank Passbook(s) of Savings and Current Accounts
(Bank Account(s) Transaction Statements, IF your bank doesn't issue a passbook)
(of all your sponsor(s)' account(s) which hold your funding money)
(with entries from the last 3-6 months at least)
(If most of your funds are in FD's, with very little money in Savings accounts, then you dont need to carry Bank Passbook(s) or Bank Account(s) Transaction Statements) - Fixed Deposit(s) Certificates (Original)
- Private Fixed Deposit(s) Certificates (If you have Private FD's) (from Company, Credit Society, etc)
- Confirmation Letter of Balance
(Bank Statement of Fixed Accounts)
(Bank Acknowledgement Form)
(Issued by the bank(s)' of your sponsor(s), stating that the sponsor has "XXX" amount of (sponsorship) money in their account(s))
- Bank Passbook(s) of Savings and Current Accounts
- Provident Fund (PF) Certificates & Bank Passbook(s) (of any or all or your sponsors)
Personal Provident Fund (PPF)
General Provident Fund (GPF) - Rental Agreement (if you have given any of your property on rent)
- Gold Valuation Report (From a Government certified gold shop/professional)
- Summary of Bond Policies with their Policy Surrender Values
- If you or any of your sponsors invest, carry the following if available:
- Share Certificates (Original)
- Bonds Certificates (Original)
- Stock Statements or DEMAT account statement
- Certificates of Other Investments like NSC/NSS/IVP/KVP/Mutual Funds
(of all your sponsors who hold shares)
(with entries at least from the last 6 months)
(online prints acceptable)
(showing the shares &/or mutual funds your sponsor(s) own and their current market value)
- Proofs of Savings:
- Documents to Prove your Financial Security -
- Chartered Accountant (CA) Report with Asset Summary
(Report of all your Financial Funds and Assets from the CA you hire) - If you or any of your sponsors are salaried/employed, carry the following:
- Salary Certificate of all sponsor(s) (Latest, Preferably last 2 recent ones)
(online prints acceptable) - Your own Salary Certificate if you were previously or are currently employed
- Employment Certificate of all sponsor(s)
- Job details of your sponsors
- Salary Certificate of all sponsor(s) (Latest, Preferably last 2 recent ones)
- If you or any of your sponsors own a business, carry the following:
- Their Business Cards,
- A Brochure or a Product Catalog of the company.
- Fund Flow Statement and Turnover Reports for the last 3 years
- If any of your sponsors are farming, carry a complete J Form with you
- Previous Years' Income Tax Returns
(preferably of the last 3 years)
(Form 16, if your sponsor(s) are salaried)
(TDS Certificate(s), if your sponsor(s) are employed and Tax is deducted by the employing company at the source)
- Chartered Accountant (CA) Report with Asset Summary
- Immovable Assets -
Note - These assets indicate a plan to return to you home country. These assets also prove financial security for the expenses of the of your study after your first year, if you don't have enough "liquid assets" to show for all the years of your study.- Agricultural Land Documents (also needed if you are showing agricultural income)
- Residential Home & Ancestral Land/Home Documents (if applicable)
- Commercial Property Ownership Documents (if you own a factory, etc)
- A deed proving that you own property in your home country
- Property Valuation Report
(Evaluation of your house(s), land(s) and factories)
(From a property evaluation consultancy, however if you have taken a loan from the bank on a certain property, the bank will evaluate the property value) - House Tax Bill (if you pay it in your state/country)
- Your Identity & Proof of relationship to your Sponsor(s) -
- Your own colored Photographs
(You need them sometimes)
(2x2 inches in size)
(Showing your full face, without the head being covered by a cap/hat, no sunglasses, Power glasses are accepted) - Driving License (Original & Photocopy)
- Family Photos (Pleasant photos with all the members of your family)
- Birth Certificate or Other Identification Cards
- Your own colored Photographs
- You should bring the following documents to your interview (IF APPLICABLE):
- Invitation letter from a US sponsor to visit them in US for XYZ purpose.
- VISA/citizenship proof copy of the US sponsor you may be visiting.
- Documents demonstrating strong financial, social, and family ties to your home country that will compel you to return to your country after your stay in the United States ends.
- Financial and any other documents you believe will support your application and which give credible evidence that you have enough readily available funds to meet all expenses while you remain in the United States.
- Originals of bank documents, as, photocopies of bank statements will not be accepted unless you can also show original copies of bank statements or original bank books.
- If you are financially sponsored by another person, bring proof of your relationship to the sponsor.
- If you, as the principal applicant are taking your spouse and children with you to USA, you will need prove your relationship to them using your marriage certificate, wedding photos and the birth certificates of your children.
- If your family owns a business, provide evidence that you plan to return to your home country to work in your family business after your education is completed in the US.
- Documents that provide evidence that you and/or your family members (from your home country) have previously gone overseas (Example- to USA) for travel or study and have returned.
- Carry proof that you have been offered a job when you return to your home country or that you will be retained in your current job after you return.
- Letters from prominent government officials (mayor, principal, congressman, etc.) showing faith in your potential and offering assurance that you plan to return to your home country after your education.
- Documents that provide evidence that you have family remaining in your home country and that you have a plan to return to them.
- Evidence of confirmed flights "from your home country to USA" and "from USA to your home country".
- Evidence of confirmed health insurance for days of stay in US
References -
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-typefandm.asp
http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-visaapply.asp