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Scheduling a visa appointment
Visa Appointment
To make a visa appointment please visit U.S. embassy website in your home country.
You can find a list of all embassies and consulates here:
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USEMBASSY.GOV
What to bring to a Visa Appointment
Visit the embassy or consulate website for access to the application form, photo 
requirements and visa fee. Additional documents you may need to bring with you 
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A valid passport
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Indiana Tech I-20 
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A completed DS-160 form
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The form DS-160 must be the electronic ‘e-form application.’
This form is available at 
CEAC.STATE.GOV
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One 2”x2” photograph. Information on the type of photograph is available at
TRAVEL.STATE.GOV/CONTENT/TRAVEL/EN/US-VISAS/VISA-INFORMATION- 
 
RESOURCES/PHOTOS.HTML 
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A receipt to show payment of visa fee
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Payment receipt of SEVIS fee
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Indiana Tech acceptance letter
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Indiana Tech scholarship letter (if applicable)
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Proof of financial support
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Official test scores and academic records
Applicants with dependents must also provide:
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Proof of the student’s relationship to his/her spouse and/or children
(e.g. marriage/birth certificates)
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Dependent’s I-20 issued by Indiana Tech
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Proof of additional funds to support their stay in the United States
**Be sure to review the embassy or consulate website for a list of items needed for the 
visa interview appointment. This can vary depending on the embassy or consulate.
TIPS WHEN APPLYING FOR A NON-IMMIGRANT VISA
IMMIGRATION AND VISAS FOR I-20

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Tips when applying for a non-immigrant visa
1. Ties to your home country:
Under U.S. law, all applicants for non-immigrant 
visas, such as student visas, are viewed as intending immigrants until they can 
convince the consular officer that they are not. You must therefore be able to 
show that you have reasons for returning to you home country that are stronger 
than those for remaining in the United States. This may be things that bind you to 
your home town, homeland, or current place of residence (i.e. job, family, financial 
prospects that you will own or inherit, investments, etc.) If you are a prospective 
undergraduate student, the interviewing officer may ask about specific intentions 
or promise of future employment, family or other relationships, educational 
objectives, grades, long-range plans and career prospects in your home country. 
Each person’s situation is different, of course, and there is no magic explanation 
or single document, certificate, or letter which can guarantee visa issuance. If you 
have applied for the U.S. Green Card Lottery, you may be asked if you are intending 
to immigrate. A simple answer would be that you applied for the lottery since it 
was available but not with a specific intent to immigrate. If you overstayed your 
authorized stay in the U.S. previously, be prepared to explain what happened clearly 
and concisely, with documentation if available. 
2. English:
Anticipate that the interview will be conducted in English and not 
in your native language. One suggestion is to practice English conversation with a 
native speaker before the interview, but do NOT prepare speeches! If you are coming 
to the United States solely to study intensive English, be prepared to explain how 
English will be useful for you in your home country.