If you would like to extend your status in the United States to continue working for the same employer, but do not wish to obtain a new visa, the Diplomatic Liaison Division or the U. Mission to the UN can coordinate with the U. At this time, we are unable to process extensions of stay for A-3, G-5 or NATO-7 visa holders who have changed employers or intend to change employers while in the United States.
See Extension of Stay for general information. The foreign mission or international organization should contact the Diplomatic Liaison Division or the U. Mission to the UN for case-specific details. Applicants for renewals of all other visa categories must apply at a U.
Embassy or Consulate, generally in their country of residence. Prepare your Application - Required Documentation Gather and prepare the following required documents:. Note: If the photo upload fails , you must submit one printed photo in the format explained in the Photograph Requirements.
The Diplomatic Liaison Division does not endorse the use of any particular commercial courier service, but it may be useful for the return envelope to have a tracking number so you can better determine its location after it leaves our office.
If using the U. Postal Service, the Postal Service recommends a padded envelope for passport return. Please note that packages sent with the Postal Service are often subjected to irradiation, which can damage passports, Is, and other enclosures. Please ensure that the airbill contains the military command's courier company account number or applicant's valid credit card number.
Eastern Time. Washington, D. Mailed Applications — You may mail your application package, containing all required documents, to the Diplomatic Liaison Division at the following address:.
Postal Service should include a prepaid return envelope. Your application package, containing all required documents, should be submitted through your mission or international organization in New York to the U. Please allow a minimum of business days, not counting date of submission or date of receipt, for your visa renewal to be processed at either the Diplomatic Liaison Division or the U. Mission to the UN. In some cases, processing may take longer. Check your status here. Diplomatic Liaison Division in Washington, DC - For applications submitted in person at the Diplomatic Reception Area, passports with visas may be picked up Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, between a.
To check on the status of a visa, please call between a. For applications submitted with a prepaid return envelope, your passport with visa will be mailed to you.
Passport with visas may be picked up Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between a. Mission to the U. Enter your place of birth as contained in your birth certificate. Please also submit a copy of your birth certificate, and an English translation if the document is not in English, with the rest of your required documents.
If a birth certificate is unavailable, submit other evidence to show your place of birth. No, visas issued using the old form are still valid. Applicants just need to use the new form when it is time for them to renew.
Only those marked "Optional" may be left blank. The application will not allow an applicant to submit a form with any mandatory fields left blank; in this instance, an error message will return the applicant to the field requiring data entry.
Please enter your sponsoring mission, organization, or U. Choose a date years from the day you are applying, as an indication to issue maximum validity allowed under reciprocity agreements with your country of nationality.
Check that you followed the example provided below the entry box, using dashes as part of the phone number e. The DS will "time out" after approximately 10 minutes, resulting in a complete loss of data if the application has not been used during that time. Therefore, it is advisable to use the "Save" button in the bottom center of each page to save any data already entered in order to avoid its loss if you need to step away from the application before completing it.
Make sure you follow the instructions after clicking save to ensure the data are duplicated to your computer. You can then use the "Import Application Data" option on the "Getting Started" page to pull up the data you have already entered.
Please refer to the detailed guidance in the photograph requirements and digital image requirements for specifications to bring to a photo lab, guidance for using a digital camera, and requirements for scanned images.
The photo upload failed. You will need to submit one 2x2 inch color photograph that meets requirements explained in the Photograph Requirements , stapled or glued to the online DS confirmation page ONLY if the confirmation page has an X in the box where the uploaded photo should appear. If the confirmation page includes a photo image, then the photo upload function has succeeded and no separate print photograph is required.
There are two main options - first, you can ask staff to come to your office to electronically sign the application so you can get them to the right place in the application and complete the remainder of the process yourself. Applicants are cautioned that any other version of the DS found on other websites is not acceptable. Embassy or Consulate Straight Facts on U.
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