This document provides information about obtaining a non-immigrant visa for temporary visitors to the United States for business or pleasure. It explains that a B1/B2 visa is required, which covers tourism and short-term business visits. The key steps are to complete the online DS-160 application form, pay the fee, provide biometrics, and have an interview at the US Embassy where documents like a passport and ID are reviewed. If approved, the visa sticker will be placed in the passport allowing travel to the US for the authorized period.

1. COMPETENCE TWO - EVIDENCE TWO
HOW TO GET THE VISA FOR USA?
FOR TEMPORARY VISITOR FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
APPRENTICE OF HUMAN TALENT
NANCY ALAYON SABOGAL
SHEET 598297

2. NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
• Temporary visitors to the United States
must apply for and obtain a nonimmigrant
visa before beginning their journey. The
past fiscal year the USA embassy
adjudicated more than a half million
applications!
• Many people apply for tourist visas (or
B1/B2 visas), but the USA embassy also
adjudicate more than 20 other types of
nonimmigrant visas, including student visas,
work visas, exchange visas, and investor
visas. We encourage applicants to use this
website to learn as much as they can about
the laws, regulations and policies involved
in processing a nonimmigrant visa
application.

3. TYPES OF VISA
 Tourism and Business (B1/B2)
 Studying in the U.S. (F & M)
 Exchange Programs – Au Pairs, Summer
Work Travel, Bilingual Teachers, etc. (J)
 Temporary Workers (H, L, O, P)
 Religious Workers (R)
 Domestic Employees (B1, A-3, G-5)
 Members of a Commercial Ship or Flight
Crew (C1,D)
 Traders and Investors (E1, E2)
 Press & Media (I)
 Diplomats and Officials (A, G, C-3)
 Human Trafficking and victims of Crime
(S,T,&U)

4. FYM VISA FOR TEMPORARY VISITOR FOR BUSINESS
OR PLEASURE
A B-1/B-2 visa is commonly known
as a tourist visa, since it the type
of nonimmigrant visa used for
tourism.
 The majority of visa applicants at
U.S.
Embassy Bogota apply for this visa.
It is for people who wish to visit
the United States temporarily for
business or pleasure.

5. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES PERMISSIBLE ON A B-1/B-2
VISA ARE
Going on vacation
Visiting family members or friends
Attending business meetings
Participating in work-related training
Receiving medical treatment
Performing missionary work

6. THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR THIS TYPE OF
APPLICATION ARE THE FOLLOWING
DS-160
Nonimmigrant Visa
Application Form.
This form must be
filled out online.
A valid passport
A photograph
A Colombian
national identity
card.

7. STEPS TO GET THE VISA
The personal
interview with a
consular officer and
the information that
the applicant provides
in writing on
the online DS 160.

8. Visa Application Checklist
Select visa type. Many people visit the U.S. for business or pleasure on
B1/B2 visas but there are many different types of visas for stud
Complete DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Application form. This form is
available online in English with Spanish translation. Print
Pay the non-refundable application fee and schedule
appointment (if required).

9. Visa Application Checklist
Schedule appointment for biometrics to be taken
at the Applicant Service Center (ASC) in Bogota or
Medellin
Attend your Applicant Service Center (ASC) appointment in Bogota or
Medellin (if applicable). During this appointment, your biometric
information will be collected. Applicants should present their current
passport and DS-160 confirmation page.
Appear at U.S. Embassy in Bogota for your interview. Appear on the
date/time of your visa interview appointment.

10. Visa Application Checklist
•
Pick up passport with visa at
your local DHL office or the
Applicant Service Center
(ASC).

11. After the Interview
• Traveling to the U.S.
• When you arrive to the U.S., an
immigration officer from U.S. Customs
and Border Protection of the
Department of Homeland Security
makes the decision as to whether or not
to admit you into the United States and
how long you may stay.The officer will
review your passport, visa and capture
your photo and fingerprints. If you are
approved for entry.In most cases, CBP
will no longer process the paper form
upon arrival. Instead, travelers will be
provided with a CBP admission stamp in
their travel document.

12. CYBERGHAPHY
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