USA Form Guide

You should have the following documents available while you complete your DS-160:

 Passport
 Travel itinerary, if you have already made travel arrangements.
 Dates of your last five visits or trips to the United States, if you have previously travelled to the
United States. You may also be asked for your international travel history for the past fiveyears.
 Resume or Curriculum Vitae - You may be required to provide information about your current
and previous education and work history.
 Other Information - Some applicants, depending on the intended purpose of travel, will be
asked to provide additional information when completing the DS-160.

Link for DS160 form: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/default.aspx

1. Select the interview location

 India, Mumbai
 India, Delhi
 India, Chennai
 India, Hyderabad
 India, Kolkata
2. After Selecting the location click on START AN APPLICATION
3. Select the security question and answer the same and click continue.

Personal Information 1
Surname Last name as mentioned on your passport
Given name First and Middle name as mentioned on your
passport
If no name mentioned then type FNU
Have you ever used other names (i.e., maiden, If name change done, then mention your
religious, professional, alias, etc.)? previous name
Do you have a tele code that represents your No
name?
Sex Male / Female
Marital Status Select from the drop down box
Date and Place of Birth Mention Date of birth, City, State, Country as
mentioned on the passport
Personal Information 2
Country / Region of Origin (Nationality) Select Nationality
Do you hold or have you held any nationality Select Yes / No as per your nationality
other than the one indicated above on
nationality?
National Identification number Does not apply
U.S. social security number Does not apply
U.S. Taxpayer ID Number Does not apply
Address and Phone number Address to be mentioned as per your passport
and you contact details
Mailing Mentioned mailing address if different from the
Home address
Phone Primary, secondary and work number
Email address
Passport information
Passport / Travel document Type
Passport / Travel document number
Passport book number
Country / Authority that issues Passport / Travel
document
Where was the Passport / Travel document
issued
Issuance Date
Expiration date
Have you ever lost a passport or had one stolen
Travel Information
Purpose of trip to the US
Specify
Have you made specific travel plans
Person/Entity paying for your trip
Travel Companions Information
Person travelling with you
Previous US Travel Information
Are you travelling as pert of the group or
organization
Have you even been to US
Do you or did you ever hold a US drivers license
Have you ever been issued a U.S. Visa
Have you ever been refused a U.S. Visa, or been
refused admission to the United States, or
withdrawn your application for admission at the
port of entry
Has anyone ever filed an immigrant petition on
your behalf with the United States Citizenship
and Immigration Services
US Point of Contact Information
Contact Person or Organization in the United
States
Address and Phone Number of Point of Contact
Family Information - Relatives
Fathers name and date of birth
Mothers name and date of birth
Do you have any immediate relatives, not
Your email address
Regular
Enter the passport number which is on the top
right side of your passport e.g. A1234567
Does not apply
India
City, State , Country as mentioned on the
Passport
Passport issue date
Passport expiry date
Yes / No
Temp. Business Pleasure Visitor (B)
Business / Conference (B1)
Yes: If you have the tickets issued
No: Enter intended date of travel and duration,
address where you will stay in US
Self / Other person / Other company or
organization
Yes/No
No, enter the name of the person travelling with
you as per their passport and your relationship
with the person
If yes, enter date you arrived in US (last 5 dates)
/ No
If yes, enter your drivers license number and
state / No
Yes: Enter date of visa issuance and visa number
and other details
No
Yes: Explain why and when the visa was refused
No
Yes: Explain when was the petition filed
Enter the Organization name in United States
Enter the address and the contact details of the
Organization
Yes: Enter Surname, First name, Relationship
including parents, in the United States with you and their visa status
Do you have any other relatives in the United Yes / No
States
Family Information - Spouse
Spouse full name Enter spouse name, date of birth, Nationality,
Place of birth and address
Work / Education / Training
Primary Occupation Enter primary occupation as per the drop down
list. If not any the select others and mention you
occupation
Present Employer or School Name Enter your employer name
Address of the employer and contact number
Monthly income
Describe your duties
Previous Work / Education / Training Information
Were you previously employed Yes: Enter previous employer name, address,
contact number, job title, supervisors name,
employment from-to, describe your duties
No
Have you attended any educational institutions Yes: Enter Institute name, address, Course of
at a secondary level or above study, date of attended from-to
No
Do you belong to a Tribe or Clan Yes: Clan or tribe name
No
Provide list of language you speak English, Hindi, Marathi etc
Have you traveled to any countries within the Select the countries you have travelled to in the
last five years last 5 years
Have you belonged to, contributed to, or worked Yes: Mention the organization name
for any professional, social, or charitable No
organization
Do you have any specialized skills or training, Yes: Explain
such as firearms, explosives, nuclear, biological, No
or chemical experience
Have you ever served in the military Yes: Enter Country, Branch of service,
Rank/Position, Military specialty, date of service
from-to
Have you ever served in, been a member of, or Yes: Explain
been involved with a paramilitary unit, vigilante No
unit, rebel group, guerrilla group, or insurgent
organization
Security and Background – Part I
Do you have a communicable disease of public Yes: Explain
health significance? (Communicable diseases of No
public significance include chancroid, gonorrhea,
granuloma inguinale, infectious leprosy,
lymphogranuloma venereum, infectious stage
syphilis, active tuberculosis, and other diseases
as determined by the Department of Health and
Human Services.)

Do you have a mental or physical disorder that Yes: Explain

poses or is likely to pose a threat to the safety or No
welfare of yourself or others?
Are you or have you ever been a drug abuser or Yes: Explain
addict? No

Security and Background: Part 2

Have you ever been arrested or convicted for Yes: Explain
any offense or crime, even though subject of a No
pardon, amnesty, or other similar action?
Have you ever violated, or engaged in a Yes: Explain
conspiracy to violate, any law relating to No
controlled substances?
Are you coming to the United States to engage Yes: Explain
in prostitution or unlawful commercialized vice No
or have you been engaged in prostitution or
procuring prostitutes within the past 10 years?
Have you ever been involved in, or do you seek Yes: Explain
to engage in, money laundering? No
Have you ever committed or conspired to Yes: Explain
commit a human trafficking offense in the No
United States or outside the United States?
Have you ever knowingly aided, abetted, Yes: Explain
assisted or colluded with an individual who has No
committed, or conspired to commit a severe
human trafficking offense in the United States or
outside the United States?
Are you the spouse, son, or daughter of an Yes: Explain
individual who has committed or conspired to No
commit a human trafficking offense in the
United States or outside the United States and
have you within the last five years, knowingly
benefited from the trafficking activities?

Security and Background: Part 3

Do you seek to engage in espionage, sabotage, Yes: Explain

export control violations, or any other illegal No
activity while in the United States?
Do you seek to engage in terrorist activities Yes: Explain
while in the United States or have you ever No
engaged in terrorist activities?
Have you ever or do you intend to provide Yes: Explain
financial assistance or other support to terrorists No
or terrorist organizations?
Are you a member or representative of a Yes: Explain
terrorist organization? No
Have you ever ordered, incited, committed, Yes: Explain
assisted, or otherwise participated in genocide? No
Have you ever committed, ordered, incited, Yes: Explain
assisted, or otherwise participated in torture? No
Have you committed, ordered, incited, assisted, Yes: Explain
or otherwise participated in extrajudicial killings, No
political killings, or other acts of violence?
Have you ever engaged in the recruitment or the Yes: Explain
use of child soldiers? No
Have you, while serving as a government official, Yes: Explain
been responsible for or directly carried out, at No
any time, particularly severe violations of
religious freedom?
Have you ever been directly involved in the Yes: Explain
establishment or enforcement of population No
controls forcing a woman to undergo an
abortion against her free choice or a man or a
woman to undergo sterilization against his or
her free will?
Have you ever been directly involved in the Yes: Explain
coercive transplantation of human organs or No
bodily tissue?

Security and Background: Part 4

Have you ever sought to obtain or assist others Yes: Explain

to obtain a visa, entry into the United States, or No
any other United States immigration benefit by
fraud or willful misrepresentation or other
unlawful means?

Security and Background: Part 5

Have you ever withheld custody of a U.S. citizen Yes: Explain

child outside the United States from a person No
granted legal custody by a U.S. court?
Have you voted in the United States in violation Yes: Explain
of any law or regulation? No
Have you ever renounced United States Yes: Explain
citizenship for the purposes of avoiding No
taxation?
Review

Click on “EDIT” to change any information while your reviewing the form.

Once review is complete click “SUBMIT” to submit the application. After you click on submit no
changes can be made to the application.

Save the DS160 Confirmation for your reference. The form is not required; however you can save
the copy of the same for your future reference.

SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT:

Link to schedule the appointment: http://ustraveldocs.com/in/index.html?firstTime=No

Click on “CREATE ACCOUNT”, enter your email id, name as on the passport and the password.
Once the account is created login to the account to select the payment option and schedule
appointment.

1. Click on New Application / Schedule Appointment

2. Select if applying for Immigrant OR Non-Immigrant visa

3. Select you location of residence

4. Select the language of interview
5. Select visa category

6. Select visa class

7. Review the information selected

8. Enter you passport details and the application number and all themandatory
information and click on continue.

9. Click on ADD BY NAME if family member applying withyou.

10. Provide the information asked.
11. Please select Courier option and kindly provide the address where you want the passport
to be couriered once it is ready for collection.

12. Select the option as NEFT – Bank of America for the fee payment. After selecting TIER
number will be generated (save the copy of the same)
 13. You can also make the payment through NEFT option from your account directly. Please
check the bank options before proceeding with the NEFT payment option.
14. After the fees are paid the receipt number will be update automatically and you will also
receive an email confirmation for the same, after which you can continue and schedule
the appointment for the interview with the Counselor and for Bio-metrics.

15. Once the appointment is scheduled save the copy of the appointment confirmation
which will be required at the time of interview and bio-metrics

Documents required for Bio-metrics:

 Original passport valid for 6 months from the return date + oldpassport
 Appointment confirmation letter
 DS160 Confirmation copy
 2 photos (50mm x 50mm, white background, matt finish, 70-80% face showing)

Documents required at the time of Interview with the Counselor:

 Valid original passport. You are recommended to have passport valid for at least six months beyond your
interview date.
 CEAC Barcode printout (DS 160 Confirmation Page).
 Visa appointment letter printout.
 Invite letter copy from the US counterpart Address to the American Consulate General, Mumbai
/Chennai/Hyderabad/New Delhi/Kolkata (as applicable) – A valid invite letter from your host country is
mandatory, you can raise a trouble ticket https://tt.amazon.com/quicklink/Q000873123
 Covering letter from India Company Address to the American Consulate General,
Mumbai/Chennai/Hyderabad/New Delhi/Kolkata (as applicable) –Employees applying for business visas
would need to fill the draft https://inside.hr.amazon.dev/in/en/employment/getting-hr-help/employment-
verification.html and raise trouble ticket with ERC for visa covering letters prior to their Visa interview along
with invite letter https://tt.amazon.com/quicklink/Q000969706 Attach the template to the ticket.

Apart from the documents mentioned in the checklist additional documents may be
requested. This is on case to case basis and solely at the discretion of the consulate.

 06 months bank statement self original + 1 photocopy

 03 years Income tax papers self Original + 1 photocopy
 Pay slips for last 03 months + 1 photocopy
 Appointment letter copy from the company
 Work Experience certificates
 Highest Qualification (educational) documents
If qualify for interview waiver/documents drop box below are the listed documents:

1. Original Passport with minimum validity six months

2. DS160 confirmation page (CEAC barcode/application Id)
3. Invitation letter from US - A valid invite letter from your host country is mandatory, please raise a trouble
ticket https://tt.amazon.com/quicklink/Q000873123
4. Visa covering letter from India ERC (recommended)– Complete the appropriate template
https://inside.hr.amazon.dev/in/en/employment/getting-hr-help/employment-verification.html and
submit a ticket https://tt.amazon.com/quicklink/Q000969706 . Attach the template to the ticket
5. Last previous US B1/B2 visa copy
6. Interview Waiver Drop Box appointment confirmation letter
7. Two photograph size should be 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm) photographs [as per the standards

Granting of visa is entirely at the discretion of the Visa Officer, they may or may not check
all the documents mentioned above, however it is mandatory to carry them just in case you
are asked.

Photo specification:

 Photo must be 2 inches by 2 inches

 The height of the head (top of hair to bottom of chin) should measure 1
inch to 1 3/8 inches (25 mm - 35 mm)
 Make sure the eye height is between 1 1/8 inches to 1 3/8 inches (28 mm
– 35 mm) from the bottom of the photo

Post interview, US Visa stamping process takes minimum 3 to 4 Business working days.