Schedule an Appointment:
Please schedule your appointment by visiting our Nonimmigrant Visa Appointment Website. You will need to enter the bar code from your completed visa application. All visa applicants must schedule an appointment online; we cannot schedule appointments by phone or accept walk-in appointments.
Once you have scheduled your appointment, please print out your appointment confirmation. You will need to present your confirmation to security when you arrive at the Embassy.
Please note that only visa applicants with appointments will be allowed into the Embassy. Exceptions are made only for a minor child to bring a parent, a person with a disability to bring a helper, and a domestic employee to bring a sponsor. Please do not bring anyone not applying for a visa as they will not be allowed into the Embassy.
Your application time is when you will be allowed to queue up in the consular waiting room to begin the application process. Please allow at least 15 minutes to process through security. If you are late for your appointment, your application will be placed at the end of the queue. If you do not arrive before 11:00 am, you will have to reschedule your appointment. After processing through security, you will be directed to the Consular Section. At that time, you will submit your application, supporting documents and application fee, and then wait to be called for your interview.
Technological Specifications
- Your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption.
- If you are using Internet Explorer (Windows), the minimum version that will work with this site is version 5.0, with service pack 2.
- If you are using Netscape, the minimum version that will work with this site is version 6.2.
How to use the Nonimmigrant Visa Appointment System
- Complete and print an electronic visa application form.
- Click on the "Schedule Appointment" button below to select an available date and time for an appointment.
- Enter the 10-digit barcode number from the last page of your printed electronic visa application form into the Barcode Number field, and then click "Submit".
- Select an available appointment date from the calendar.
- Select a preferred time for your appointment, and then enter your Surname, Given Name, Telephone Number, Email Address, and Identification Code.
- Verify that all the information entered is correct, and then click "Submit".
- Print the appointment confirmation page and bring it with you to your appointment.
Changing or Canceling an Appointment
If you need to cancel or change an appointment at any time, return to the Nonimmigrant Visa Appointment System web site and click on Change/Cancel Appointment Changes and cancellations must be done via this web site, we cannot cancel or change an appointment by phone.
Urgent and Emergency Appointments
We generally have appointments available within a week. Please check the availability of appointments before requesting special scheduling. If you have an urgent situation (i.e. hospitalization in the U.S. of an immediate relative) or a bona fide medical emergency, please send an email to ManamaVisas@state.gov or leave a telephone message by calling the Embassy at 17-242-700. Please indicate "Medical Emergency Appointment Request" in the title of your email.
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