NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EMBASSY KINSHASA
CONSULAR SECTION
Tel: 081-880-3724 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR VISITOR VISA APPLICANTS
(BUSINESS / PLEASURE)
Visitor visa applications are accepted only by appointment made online on the U.S. Embassy’s website: http://kinshasa.usembassy.gov and must be scheduled two to three weeks minimum before the projected date of the travel. Applicants must go to CITI (CITIBANK) at the intersection of Avenue Ngongo-Lutete and Avenue Colonel Lukusa in Gombe to pay the MRV fees on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. They should bring their receipt showing payment of $131 when they are received on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings at 8:00 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. to the Consular Section. Note that the $131 fee is not refundable if the visa is denied. If the visa is issued, Congolese citizens will have to pay $150 for a 1-month visa or $250 for a 3-month visa. The reciprocity visa fee schedule will be applied for all nationalities. The passport will be returned on the day following the interview. Pick up time is from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Fridays. In some cases the clearance may take longer. Please plan accordingly.
A visitor visa for the
The United States Immigration and Naturalization Laws states that a Consular Officer must assume that each visitor visa applicant is an intending immigrant. It is up to the applicant to overcome this presumption by demonstrating sufficient strong ties to his or her country of residence that will compel him or her to return after a short visit to the
Requirements
1. Residence in Congo: non-residents’ applications will rarely be approved. Approval is only at the discretion of the consular officer.
2. Applicants from outside this office’s consular district may apply for visas. However, you should be aware that language difficulties and interviewing officer’s unfamiliarity with local conditions in other countries may make it more difficult to demonstrate your qualifications for a visa here than in your home district or at a post designated for your application.
3. Passport: each traveler should submit his/her own passport. Children must also submit their own passport, regardless of age.
4. Passport validity: your passport must be valid for at least 6 months longer than the date on which you plan to enter the United States.
5. Non-immigrant visa application form (ds-156): you must complete this form using the website http://evisaforms.state.gov, print out the form and bring all three pages with you on the day of your interview. Applications filled out any other way will no longer be accepted. You must respond to all the questions. if a question does not apply to you, respond with “not applicable.”
6. Photograph: one uncounted full-face photograph (2 inches square or 50mm x 50mm) with the head centered in the frame and taken within the past six months. It may be either in color or black and white and must be taken against a white or off-white background showing the applicant facing the camera directly. Photos should be stapled on corners, avoiding the applicant’s head.
7. Justification of sufficient financial resources to cover the trip.
8. The interview: you will have an interview with a consular officer of the United States of America, during which your application will be examined.
9. Supplementary documents: you should submit documents of your choice justifying affirmations stated in your visa application. To obtain a visitor visa for tourism or business, each applicant must demonstrate their strong ties to their country of residence, which prove their intention to leave the United States at the end of their visit. the law places the burden of proof on the applicant. The submission of documents relating to your visa application does not necessarily guarantee that the visa will be issued to you.