Non-Immigrant Visas

Visas for Business Travel

The U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca is committed to facilitating business travel to the United States.  Generally, travel that qualifies for a business (B-1) visitor visa includes:

• Consultations with business associates;
  
• Attendance at a scientific, educational, professional or business convention, or a conference on specific dates;
  
• Contract negotiations;
  
• Participation in short-term training.

If you are a professional who needs to travel to the United States, but no visa appointment is currently available in time to permit visa issuance prior to your urgent business travel needs, you may request an earlier appointment time below.  When requesting an expedited visa appointment via e-mail, you must include the following information:

• Intended date of travel
  
• Specific details of planned business activities in the U.S. including meeting dates, meeting topics, and contact information about the person you will be meeting in the U.S.
  
• A clear explanation of why it is important (that is, explain what is at stake) to your business or organization for your case to be expedited.
  
• Why you must undertake this trip rather than a colleague who already holds a valid business visa.

The information you provide will be reviewed and you may be granted an expedited interview appointment within the constraints of the Consulate’s workload.  If your request is approved, you will be notified of an appointment date and time via e-mail.  Please be advised that expedited appointments for business travel will only be granted to key individuals; their family members will not be eligible for expedited appointments related to business travel.

IMPORTANT NOTE:   Please keep in mind that an expedited appointment does not guarantee the issuance of a visa.  In addition, expedited visa appointments have no impact on the time required security clearances or administrative procedures, which start after the interview and can take several weeks.  While these procedures affect a small number of applications, the time required to complete processing of such cases remains difficult to predict and is beyond the control of the Consulate.  Thus, it is important to make every effort to schedule a visa appointment as far in advance as possible for your business travel.

Applicants who are granted visa receive expedited appointments should be prepared to document all claims made in their e-mail request for expedited service during their visa interview with the Consular Officer--including  letters or other documentation from their U.S. contacts.

To request an earlier appointment time, please send an e-mail to CasablancaBusiness@state.gov