ATTENTION
• We encourage and welcome travelers to visit the United States! When dealing with visa applications we apply strict and equitable criteria in order to protect the United States in the best possible way. At the same time, we act with transparency that has always characterized the United States.
• Under U.S. Immigration law, all applicants for nonimmigrant visas are presumed to be intending immigrants. In order to be approved for a visa, applicants must satisfy the interviewing Officer that they are entitled to the type of Visa for which they are applying and that they will depart the United States at the end of their authorized temporary stay. This means, that before a visa can be issued, applicants must demonstrate strong social, familial and/or economic ties outside the United States.
• The Consular Officer may ask for documentation that supports your visa application. It is highly recommended to bring original documents. Those documents must provide recent information of your current employment, previous employers, the purpose of your trip and your current economic situation.
• PLEASE DO NOT buy a non-refundable ticket until you physically receive your visa.
• You are responsible for the information in your application, even if someone else fill it out for you (partially or in total).
• Submitting false information or documentation to support your or someone else visa application may result in a permanent ineligibility and may also be prosecuted by local and/or international authorities.
Your Arrival at the US Consulate General
• Only the applicant(s) may enter the visa process. However, minors (individuals up to 20 years), elderly and differently able applicants may be accompanied.
• You will not be allowed to start your visa application process until 15 minutes prior your schedule appointment. It is unnecessary and inconvenient for you to arrive earlier to the Consulate General.
• Please have your unexpired passport, interview fee receipt from Banamex, application(s) and supplemental documentation proving your ties outside the U.S. ready for your interview with the Consular Officer.
• Please be advised that the process may take up to 2 hours once you enter the Consulate General.
• Visa applicants will only be allowed to enter the Consulate General compound with documentation for their visa process.
• Please do not bring cell phones or any other electronic devices, such as Blackberries, iPods, or PDAs as these are not allowed on the premises of the Consulate General.
• Please do not bring big bags, such as backpacks, briefcases or packages, to the interview since most of those bags will not be allowed on the premises of the Consulate General.