A visa is required for citizens of other countries to enter the United States and allows travel until reaching the port of entry where an immigration officer will grant or deny admission. There are multiple types of nonimmigrant visas for various temporary purposes like tourism, business, education, and work. The process involves selecting a visa type, completing an online application, potentially interviewing at the embassy, and obtaining the passport with visa.

1. VISA AMERICAN

2. WHAT IS A VISA
 If you are a citizen of a foreign country, it is
likely that you will need a visa to enter the
United States of America (USA).
 A visa alone does not allow you entry into the
United States. A visa only indicates that your
request has been reviewed by a consular officer
at an embassy or a consulate, and that this
officer has determined that you are eligible to
enter the country for a specific purpose.
Determinations of visas are the responsibility of
the United States Department of State.
 A visa allows you to travel to the United States
until the port of entry (by land or by air) to ask
the immigration officer that will allow you to
enter the country. This officer has the sole
authority to allow between you to the United
States. He/the official decides how long you can
remain for any visit in particular. Cases of
migration are the responsibility of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the
United States.

3. STEPS TO APPLY FOR A VISA
 STEP 1: 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.
 STEP 2: 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.

4.  STEP 3: 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).
 STEP 4: Schedule Your appointments to
attend to the center of attention to the
Applicant (CAS) in Bogota or Medellin
(if applicable - check the information at
the bottom) through the Information
Service of Visa (CSC). Similarly you
should choose the DHL office for the
shipping of your passport.

5.  STEP 5: Introduce Yourself in
the center of attention to the
Applicant (CAS) that you
selected (Bogota or Medellin)
on the date and time of your
appointment, for photography
and fingerprints. Visa
applicants must present their
valid passport and the
confirmation sheet DS-160.
 STEP 6: Introduce Yourself in
the Visa Unit of the United
States Embassy in Bogota in
the date and time of your
appointment.

6.  STEP 7: Pick up your passport with visa in the DHL
office or in the CAS you selected in step 4.

7. NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
 Nonimmigrant visas are for people visiting the U.S.
temporarily for tourism, business, education, medical
treatment, or petition-based employment. The type
of visa required depends on your purpose of travel.
VISA CATEGORIES
 Nonimmigrant visas allow for temporary stays in the
United States. Listed below are the general categories
of nonimmigrant visas you can apply for at the U.S.
Embassy in Bogota.

8. VISA TYPE
 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)

9. TOURISM AND BUSINESS (B1/B2)
 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.
 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

10. DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa
Application Form. This form must be
filled out online. Please bring your
confirmation page with barcode to the
U.S. Embassy on the day/time of
your interview. For more information
on how to complete this form, please
see our Useful TIPS for the DS-16
page.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
The following documents are required for all categories of
nonimmigrant visas:

11. A valid passport
A PHOTOGRAPH

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 http://spanish.monterrey.usconsulate.gov/what_is_visa.html
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