This document outlines the process and requirements for obtaining a visa to visit the United States. It discusses the different types of visas including for tourism, business, studying, work, and other purposes. The steps are provided which include selecting the appropriate visa type, completing the online DS-160 application form, scheduling an interview if required, attending the interview, and receiving your passport with the visa or being informed if the application was rejected. Required documents include a valid passport, DS-160 confirmation, photos, and school records for student visas.

1. HOW TO GET VISA FOR
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Luisa Carolina Parra Belmonte

2. 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)

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Required Documents
The documents required for this type of
request are the following:
 valid Passport
 confirmation sheet of the Form DS-160
 a photo (see requirements for the TIPS
for the DS-160)
 Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility of the
status of the Student
 Receipt of payment of the SEVIS
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6. STEPS

7. Select your type of visa.
Many people visit the
United States for
business or pleasure
with visa (B1/B2,
however there are many
different types of visa for
study, exchange
programs, work and
investment in that
country. Please visit our
page of Visa Categories
for more information in
this regard. We suggest
you to persons wishing
to travel to the United
States that apply for
your visa in advance.

8. Please complete the application
form DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa.
This form is available
online in English with
their respective
translation into
Spanish. Once
endorsed print the
"confirmation sheet"
with the bar code.
See our tips page to
fill out the form DS-
160 if you need
additional help.

9. Cancel the rights of visa application and
attend the appointment (if needed).
Enter the information
service of Visa
(CSC), create an
account and follow
the instructions. Not
all people require
interview, the system
will determine if you
require an interview
or not (check the
section of exemption
of interview).

10. STEP 6
Introduce yourself
in the Visa Unit of
the United States
Embassy in Bogota
in the date and
time of your
appointment.

11. The Interview
The personal
interview with a
consular officer and
the information
provided in writing
on the form DS-160
are critical elements
in the process of
visa. Due to the high
number of people
applying for the visa
on a daily basis, the
interviews are
generally short.

12. After the interview
We suggest all
people wishing to
apply for a visa to do
so sufficiently in
advance of the
scheduled date of
travel to have
enough time for the
process of the same.
Please do not
purchase non-
refundable airline
tickets until both
does not have the
visa in his
possession.

13. If your visa application is
approved
You will receive an email
with additional
information in the
coming weeks with
information to track the
shipment of your
passport (with visa).
Your passport will be
sent to the office of DHL
you selected at the time
of your appointment
through the Service of
Visa Information CSC.
Please present your
identity card and the
number of guide that
appears in the email that
you receive by DHL in
order to claim his

14. If your visa is rejected
Si su visa fue
rechazada, se le
devolverá su
pasaporte en el
momento de su
entrevista con una
carta en donde se
explica la razón del
rechazo. Para
obtener mayor
información sobre el
rechazo de visa, vea
nuestra página
deRechazos.

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