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Schedule USA Visa Appointment in India – Step by Step Instructions

The following procedure is specific to India. Click here for China-specific  information. 

If you would like your spouse/child(ren) to travel to the US with you, apply for your visas at the same time. Book your visa interview appointments for the same day, and attend your visa interview together. If you are applying as a family, you can schedule your appointment together using the “Add Dependent” option while scheduling the appointment.

The US Embassy/Consulates control the number and allocation of interview appointments, not any outsourced agency. Appointments are not transferable. It is strongly recommended that you don’t fall prey to people who try to hawk appointments. Such cases are reported to the consular office as misuse.

Overall Application Process

Appointments for nonimmigrant visas for the US can be made either online or by calling the call center.

Appointment by Phone

To schedule a US visa appointment by phone, please call the call center . 

Online Procedure

Note: If you are scheduling a group appointment, follow the group appointment procedure . 

For an individual or family appointment, please follow the step-by-step instructions as follows.

Please note that steps 1 through 10 are considered “Create Profile” steps, which are required BEFORE you can pay the visa application fee.

• Visit the CGI Website . 
• If you are a first time visitor to their web site, click on “New User?” towards the bottom of the screen to register yourself. Complete details  
• Once you have registered, visit their web site again to  schedule an appointment .  Complete details  
• Before proceeding, make sure to review the  general instructions  and collect the  required documents .  Click on “Schedule Appointment”.
• Select the Visa Type, and hit “Continue”. Select your state of residence, and hit “Continue”. Select the Language of Interview, and hit “Continue”. Complete details  
• Select the Visa Category, and hit “Continue”. Select the Visa Class, and hit “Continue”. Complete details  
• Make sure that all the information you have entered or selected so far is accurate. If there is anything incorrect, please hit the “Back” button. Otherwise, hit “Continue”.
• Enter your personal details, such as passport details, contact information, and mailing address, and then hit “Continue”. Complete details  
• If you have any dependents who will be attending the interview along with you, enter their details, and hit “Continue”. If you would like to make an appointment for other family members in the same appointment slot at the same date and time, enter their details by clicking “Add Dependent”. If you are scheduling a one-person appointment, skip this step, and click “Continue”. Complete details  
• Answer a couple of questions related to prior visa refusal and whether you are applying for US visa renewal, and hit “Continue”. Specify “Document Delivery”, and hit “Continue”. Complete details  
• Make the visa fee payment.  US visa fee payment options  
• Enter visa fee receipt information (BANK REFERENCE NUMBER), and hit “Continue”. Alternatiavely, if your activated fee receipt number is already displayed, you don’t need to enter that any more. Just hit “Continue”.
• Schedule a Consular Appointment , and hit “Continue”.
• Schedule a VAC Appointment , and hit “Schedule VAC Appointment”, which is actually a “Continue” button.
• You will see the appointment confirmation screen.  You can print the appointment confirmation screen as the appointment letter.  Alternatively, you can also enter your email address (the one you registered with is already shown by default), and click on “Email Appointment Confirmation”. You can enter any email address you like or several email addresses one by one. Or, you can click on “Printable Version”, and it will let you download the PDF version of the appointment confirmation letter. This version is cleanest of all. Sample appointment confirmation letter

Third Country Nationals

Even though any person who is legally present in India can apply for US visa at any of the US consulates in India, non-Indian citizens are generally advised to apply in their country of citizenship or residence. It is generally much more difficult to demonstrate the strongest ties outside your home country. Therefore, you should not make any decision solely based on just inconvenience or delay in getting an appointment in your own area.

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