The US consulate interview for your US visa can seem really crazy but if you are full prepared, you will be fine. Today we cover the major documents you should always have with you for the interview to ensure you have the best chance of being successful with your US visa application.
Listed below are the major documents to take for US Non-Immigrant visa interviews like the L1 visa, H1B visa, E3 visa, J1 visa, F1 visa and O1 visa.
1. The Labor Condition Application and depending on the visa USCIS petition approval
2. Signed letter from the company (usually by HR or your department head) on official letterhead with job offer description addressed to you. Also any note showing that your role is specialized and your awards/special qualifications can always help.
3. Printed DS-160 online form confirmation page (includes a barcode and your picture you upload during the form process)
4. Printed interview time confirmation sheet (not usually necessary but doesn’t hurt to have)
5. A self addressed envelope with postage paid (some countries US consulates allow you to pick up the visa on a subsequent day so check ahead regarding this)
6. Confirmation receipt of application fee(s) paid for all visas which is currently $131USD (each country has a different process for this but you should many require prepayment of this at another location). Also note for may visas there is other fees to pay like a Visa Issuance Fee.
7. University Degrees, Equivalency Certifications to US Degree and Academic Transcrips
8. Supporting documentation (this can include business titles, mortgage titles, bank account statements, etc. to show ties to your home country for demonstrate residence abroad condition for tnon dual intent visas)
9. If you don’t have a University Degree and are proving that your experience, degree and other qualifications is suitable for the relevant US visa then you definitely need to bring evidence of all of this like documented letters from former managers about your roles and descriptions and tenure as well as transcripts and course descriptions for other qualifications. It can really help in these cases to get a US organization to do a degree/experience equivalency to a US Bachelors degree assessment that you can also present as mentioned above. This a big area where additional Administrative Processing may be required and to avoid these long and ad hoc delays, it is best to be over prepared.
10. Other documents like marriage certificates, prior passports and US visas, etc. may be helpful on a case by case basis
11. Just in case take 2 additional US sized passport photos. This is in case the uploaded photo for your DS-160 online form is not deemed suitable.
12. Your Passport
13. Note for J1 visa and F1 visa holders, forms like the DS-2019 and evidence of SEVIS payment are also required.
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