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What to bring
What Do I Bring When I Apply For My Nonimmigrant Visa ?
Please note that for security reasons, applicants are not allowed to bring sealed envelopes inside the Consulate premises.
You must bring:
 A passport valid as of the date of entry into the U.S.
(persons whose passports will expire in less than 6 months are strongly encouraged to renew their passports prior to applying for a visa.).
Application Forms DS-156 and DS-157.
Application Form DS-158 must also be completed if you are applying for the following Visa categories:
F (Student), J (Exchange Visitor) or M (Vocational Student).
Please answer all questions asked on the Application Forms and sign on the reverse of DS-156 and DS-158. (If someone is completing the Application Forms on your behalf, he/she must also complete, sign and date in Q. 40 of DS-156).
Original documents regarding your job, business, school or college, property, income, financial savings, tax returns and family circumstances in India to support your application for nonimmigrant status.
Photocopies of the first, address and last pages of your current passport.
Bank drafts for the appropriate fees (please see schedule below) for each applicant.
One recent (within the past 6 months) color photograph with a white background.
Your photograph will be scanned onto your nonimmigrant visa, if issued. Therefore, it must conform to the requirements stated below:
The photograph must measure 2 inches square (roughly 50mm) with your head centered in the frame. Your head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) must measure between 1 inch and 1? inch (25mm and 35mm). The photograph must be a full front view, taken facing the camera; no side or angled views are acceptable.
If you wear spectacles, there must be no reflection around the eyes. Head coverings are acceptable only for religious beliefs and then only when your face is completely exposed.
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