Non-Immigrant Visas

• A receipt for a non-refundable application fee in Dirhams equivalent to $131 US Dollars.

• A completed Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF).  The EVAF must be filled out completely, with a full frontal view photograph against a white or off-white background stapled or glued to the visa application in the appropriate space.  The photograph must be taken in the last six months and must measure 50 mm x 50 mm with the head centered in the frame.
  
  
  
• All male nonimmigrant visa applicants between the ages of 16 and 45 must also
  fill out and submit form DS-157.
  
  
  
• Student and exchange visitor visa applicants must also complete form DS-158.

• A valid Form I-20* or DS-2019**, confirmed by the educational institution electronically at the SEVIS web address.

• Proof of SEVIS fee payment: Persons applying for student and exchange visitor visas with I-20 or DS-2019 forms with an issuance date of September 1, 2004, or later are required to pay a $100 SEVIS surcharge fee before applying for their visa. Applicants must present their I-901 receipt as proof of payment. For more information, please visit http://www.ice.gov/sevis for general information or the SEVIS fee payment website.

• Original baccalaureate.

• Proof of your (or a family member's) ability to pay your education costs in the US.  Please bring three months of bank statements from the person paying for your education.

• High school and/or college grades/transcripts if appropriate.

• For Returning Students Only - An official transcript from your studies in the US.

• Spouses and minor children accompanying the student to the United States should bring marriage certificates and birth certificates with them to the interview, to prove the relationship between themselves and the principal applicant.

* The Form I-20 is a certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant F-1 status usually issued by colleges or universities indicating that a student has been accepted for a course of study.

** The Form DS-2019 is a certificate of eligibility for nonimmigrant J-1 exchange visitor status issued by graduate schools and professional organizations indicating that a student has been accepted for a course of study.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS

Please be aware that United States Department of Homeland Security regulations state that holders of F, M, or J Nonimmigrant Visas will not be admitted to the United States until thirty days or less PRIOR to the start of your program date as indicated on your Form I-20 (for F or M visas) or DS-2019 (for J visas).    

An immigration inspector may deny you entry into the United States if you appear in the US prior to this thirty-day period.  Please consider that date carefully when making your travel plans to the United States. 

In addition, certain applications may require additional administrative processing.  Please be informed that the Consulate General will contact students by telephone as soon as the administrative processing for their applications has been completed.  In order to enable us to do this in a timely manner, please do not contact the Consulate General regarding the status of your visa application.

Please note that before a visa can be issued, all nonimmigrant visa applicants, including for student visas, must demonstrate strong social and economic ties to their country of residence such that compel their return after a temporary visit to the United States.