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A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport.
Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program, which is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The Visa section of this website is about U.S. visas for foreign citizens and nationals to travel to the United States.
Visit Travel.State.gov for additional information.
Note: U.S. citizens do not need a U.S. visa for travel to the United States. When planning travel abroad a U.S. citizen may need a visa issued by the embassy or consulate of the country they wish to visit.
For short-term visits to the United States (for tourism, business, education, and more), you can go directly to the online application (form DS-160). For immigrant visas, which are issued to foreign nationals who intend to live and work permanently in the United States, you can visit the U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services site for the relevant forms. If you are unsure what type of visa you need, please use the Visa Wizard below.
Treaty Trader or Investor Applications
Treaty Trader visas (E-1) and Treaty Investor visas (E-2) are non-immigrant visas for nationals of a country with which the United States maintains a treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation who wish to go to the United States for one of two purposes: to carry out substantial trade, principally between the United States and the treaty country (E-1); or to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which the national has invested or is in the process of investing a substantial amount of capital (E-2).
Diplomat and International Organization
To qualify for an A-1 or A-2 visa, one must be traveling to the United States on behalf of their national government to engage solely in official activities for that government. To qualify for a G-visa, one must be entering the United States in pursuance of official duties. Personal or domestic servants who are accompanying or following to join an employer who is the holder of an A or G visa are eligible for A-3 or G-5 visas.
E-3 Application Process for Citizens of Australia
Citizens of Australia may apply for their E-3 visas at Embassy Dublin. Please note that while E-3 visa wait times in Dublin may be shorter than those in other consular districts, you may still experience long delays in processing, perhaps longer than 8 weeks. If you wish to apply through Embassy Dublin, you must be physically present in the Republic of Ireland. Applicants must electronically submit application documents to our office for review in advance of a visa interview appointment being granted. Our office requires all E-3 applicants to interview in-person. Please carefully review the instructions at the link below.
If you have a question about visa processing at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, about a pending visa application, or about travel requirements for the United States, please carefully review the information at this page.
J1 Summer Work Travel & Camp Counselor
If you have a question about J1 Summer Work Travel and Camp Counselor visa application, please carefully review the information in this page
Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers
This pamphlet informs you of your legal rights in the United States as a nonimmigrant visa holder in certain employment- and education-based categories.
Rights and Protections for Immigrant Visa Applicants
This pamphlet informs applicants applying for K-1 visas, K-3, IR-1/CR-1 immigrant visas, and F2A immigrant visas of their legal rights in the United States relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
Due to the volume of inquiries we receive, we are only able to respond to individual questions that are not answered on this page or elsewhere on our website. Please carefully review these FAQs to find the information you require.
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