Embassy of the United States Kathmandu, Nepal

To apply in Nepal for a non-immigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States, you must:   

• Complete the online visa application form, and click “Submit”
• Print your DS-160 confirmation page
• Bring confirmation page and $160 (for B1/B2, F, J, and M visas) or $190 (for H, P, and R visas) in Nepalese rupees to Nabil Bank to schedule interview
• Interview for your visa at the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section
• After successful interview, pay visa issuance fee, if any, at U.S. Embassy

How to use the DS-160 Online Visa Application Form

1. Before scheduling your visa interview, you must first complete the free, online, DS-160 visa application form. This online application replaces the Electronic Visa Application Form (DS-156 EVAF).Read the “Instructions” page for details on completing the form.
2. To fill out your online application, click “Start Application,” and answer all the required questions.
3. Upload a digital photo of yourself. Photo requirements can be found here . If your photo is not accepted, submit your application and bring a passport photo with you to the U.S. Embassy at the time of your scheduled interview.
4. To complete your online visa application, click “Sign and Submit” and print your confirmation page (with bar code). You will need to bring this page with you to Nabil Bank to schedule your interview.  Nabil Bank will return the confirmation page to you after you schedule your interview. Bring the confirmation page with you to the U.S. Embassy on the day of your interview.

Please note: The online system will time out after 15 minutes of non-use. Save your work frequently!

How to schedule your visa interview    

Nabil Bank is responsible for collecting the visa application fee and scheduling visa interviews for the U.S. Embassy. Please do not call the Embassy's consular section for any appointment information. Applicants should bring with them to Nabil Bank the following items:     

• A valid passport
• A clear printout of the completed online visa application’s
     confirmation page (with bar code),
• The equivalent of $160 (for B1/B2, C, D, F, I, J, and M visas) or $190 (for H, L, O, P, Q and R visas) in Nepalese rupees to pay the visa application fee.

Please note: the application fee is a non-refundable administrative processing fee. It is collected whether or not a visa is issued.    

These should be brought to any of the following Nabil Bank locations in Nepal to schedule a visa interview:     

• Maharajgunj, Kathmandu   
• Biratnagar   
• Birgunj   
• Pokhara   
• Butwal   
• Nepalgunj   

Nabil Bank will inform the applicant of the date and time when he or she should come to the U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section for a visa interview. At the scheduled appointment time, applicants need to bring to the Embassy their passport, their printed application confirmation page, and the yellow fee receipt they receive from Nabil Bank. Applicants will not be allowed into the U.S. Embassy if they do not have their yellow fee receipt with them. At that time, applicants are welcome to bring any additional documents they wish in support of their application.  If your photo was not accepted by the online application, you need to bring a 2”X2”-sized photo with you to the interview (see photo requirements here).
  
Interviewing for a visa at the U.S. Embassy's Consular Section

After you have scheduled your interview at Nabil Bank, bring your yellow fee receipt to the U.S. Embassy at your scheduled interview time. You may also bring any additional documents to the interview that you feel may support your case.. Please note that supporting documentation is secondary to the interview itself.       

Visa application fees    

There is a standard, worldwide, visa application fee of $160 for all non-petition-based visas (B, F, J, M, etc) and $190 for petition-based visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R). This covers the administrative expenses of processing your application and the interview. This fee is payable at Nabil Bank when scheduling your visa interview appointment. It is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of your interview. 

In addition to the application fee, some visa types require additional issuance fees. These are paid in cash (rupees or USD) at the U.S. Embassy only after a consular officer has told you that you qualify for your visa. The issuance fees for Nepali citizens are as follows:

Note: These are the current visa application and visa issuance fees, as of June 2010. Fees are subject to change.