Please note that the interviews at the Consular Section in Belgrade can only be held in English, Serbian or Russian languages. The applicants who cannot speak these languages during the interview, are kindly advised to apply at the U.S. Consular Section of the country where the interviews can be held in the languages that they speak.

Важная информция о языках проведения собеседования

Обратите внимание, что собеседования в Консульском отделе в Белграде проводятся только на английском, сербском или русском языках. Заявителям, которые не смогут на собеседовании говорить на одном из этих языков, рекомендуется подавать заявление в стране, где в Консульском отделе США собеседования проводятся на языках, которыми они владеют.

All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued before October 1, 2022, expired September 30, 2023. There will be no extensions of fee validity. Applicants must have scheduled an appointment or submitted an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023 to avoid paying a new fee. If you paid the MRV fee on or after October 1, 2022, you must have scheduled the appointment within one year of your MRV payment date. Please note that the interview itself does not need to take place within one year, but an interview appointment needs to be made in the system, even if it is scheduled months into the future. Furthermore, applicants using MRV fees paid before October 1, 2022 to book an appointment are cautioned not to attempt to change their appointment dates on or after October 1, 2023. Doing so will result in forfeiture of both the original appointment slot and the MRV fee receipt. The applicant will be required to pay a new fee and submit a new application package.

Please note that the Visa Unit, Consular Belgrade requires pre-screening for visa types E, L, O and P.

Applicants for these visa categories will be directed by our scheduling service how to send all application materials to the Consular Section for document review. (You do not need to send your passport at that time, but a copy of your most recent passport is extremely helpful.)

• In some cases, applicants will be eligible for the Interview Waiver Program (IWP) under which some visas can be processed without an interview. Please do not assume that if you were eligible for the IWP in the past, you will not have to come to the Consular Section for this interview. Applicants who qualify for the IWP will receive notification when their passports and visas are available for pick-up at the selected DHL location in Serbia.
• If applicants are not eligible for the IWP, an interview will be scheduled by the Consular Section after all prescreening has finished. This can take time, so please do not make any travel plans or leave the United States in anticipation of a quick appointment. Our scheduling service will provide applicants with an appointment, and if they require a later appointment, they need to contact Consular Department via email at consbelgrade@state.gov for rescheduling.
  
  Please note:
• If any additional documents are needed, applicants will be informed whether to bring them to the scheduled interview, send them via DHL, or email them to the Consular Section.
• Kindly note that our review procedure usually takes 2-4 weeks. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a specific processing time due to the substantial documentation that we need to review and the increased volume of visa applicants in these visa categories.
• Again, your passport is not required at initial stage. If you know that you have personal or business travel, you can keep your passport and send us copy of the biometric page.
• Your presence is not required at the pre-screening stage. You do not have to travel to Serbia until we call you for the interview.

Emailing us with status inquiries during the review stage slows the process down for all applicants. Please be patient. Additionally, please allow reasonable time for printing your visa and DHL service. Keeping the process speedy for all applicants requires that we are unable to provide boutique services for individual applicants.

Предварительная проверка документации для всех E, L, O и P заявлений на визу

Просим вас иметь в виду, что Консульский отдел в Белграде требует предварительную проверку документов для E, L, O и P типов виз.

Заявители на визу для вышеуказанных типов виз получат от сервиса для записи инструкции каким образом отправить материалы для заявления на визу на проверку в Консульский отдел (на данном этапе нет необходимости отправлять Ваш паспорт вместе с материалами для заявления, но копия Вашего актуального паспорта во многом поможет при обработке Вашего заявления).

• В некоторых случаях заявители будут исполнять условия для участия в Программе освобождения от собеседования (Interview Waiver Program - IWP), в случае чего некоторые визы будут обработаны без собеседования. В случае если Вы раньше соответвовали условиям для освобождения от собеседования, просим Вас не предполагать, что Вам в этот раз не нужно приходить в Консульский отдел на собеседование. Заявители, исполняющие условия для освобождения от собеседования, получат уведомление, когда их паспорт и виза будут готовы для доставки на выбранную локацию DHL в Сербии.
• В случае если заявители не исполняют условия для освобождения от собеседования, Консульский отдел сделает запись на собеседование после предварительной проверки документации. Данный процесс требует определенное время, в связи с чем просим Вас не планировать поездки или покидать США в ожидании скорой записи на собеседование. Наш сервис для записи обеспечит заявителям время собеседования, но в случае, если заявители потребуют более позднее время собеседования, им необходимо связаться с Консульским отделом через эл. почту по адресу consbelgrade@state.gov в целях переноса записи.
  
  Просим Вас иметь в виду следующее:
• Если необходима дополнительная документация заявители будут уведомлены об этом, а также о способе их предоставления (принести их с собой на собеседование / отправить через DHL / отправить через эл. почту по адресу Консульского отдела).
• Процедура предварительной проверки документации обычно требует 2–4 недель. К сожалению, мы не можем гарантировать точное время обработки вследствие обширной документации, которую нам необходимо рассмотреть, а также из-за увеличенного количества заявлений на визу в данных категориях.
• Напоминаем, что паспорт не является обязательным на начальном этапе. Если Вам предстоит личная или бизнес поездка, Вы можете оставить паспорт у себя и отправить нам копию страницы с биометрическими данными.
• Ваше присутствие не обязательно на этапе предварительной проверки. Вам не надо приезжать в Сербию до приглашения на собеседование.

Отправка имейлов с вопросами о статусе Вашего заявления в течение предварительной проверки замедляет процесс обработки для всех заявителей. Также, просим Вас выделить разумное время для распечатки визы и осуществления услуг DHL. Ускорение процесса для всех заявителей не позволяет нам предоставление индивидуальных услуг.

Nonimmigrant visa holder travel: Passengers no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States. For more information, visit https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/before-travel.

Immigrant visa applicants: U.S. immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. For more information visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/vaccinations.html.

All receipts for payment of Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees issued before October 1, 2022, will expire September 30, 2023. There will be no extensions of fee validity. Applicants must schedule an appointment or submit an interview waiver application before September 30, 2023 to avoid paying a new fee. If you paid the MRV fee after October 1, 2022, you must schedule the appointment within one year. Please note that the interview itself does not need to take place within one year, but an interview appointment needs to be made in the system, even if it is scheduled months into the future. Furthermore, applicants using MRV fees paid before October 1, 2022 to book an appointment are cautioned not to attempt to change their appointment dates on or after October 1, 2023. Doing so will result in forfeiture of both the original appointment slot and the MRV fee receipt. The applicant will be required to pay a new fee and submit a new application package.

Visa application fees are valid to use for 365 days from date of purchase. After the 365 days, if the applicant has not scheduled their interview appointment or submitted their application to apply for a U.S. Non-Immigrant visa (including K fiancé visas), the fee will expire and the applicant will forfeit the right to use the fee for a visa application. However, as a result of the suspension of routine consular operations due to COVID-19 in early 2020 and the U.S. Department of State’s efforts to restore all routine visa operations as quickly and safely as possible, the Department extended the validity of visa application fees until September 30, 2023 for all fees that expired between February 20, 2020 and September 30, 2022.

Please check the validity of your visa fee and read the below important information:

• To check the expiry date of your visa fee, log into your account on this website (https://ais.usvisa-info.com/), click the Continue button, and select Payment Receipt option. The visa fee expiry date for each visa applicant is listed on the Payment Receipt.
• If you do not use the fee before the fee expiration date, you will be required to pay a new fee if you want to apply for a visa. You can use the visa fee until 23:59 EST time on the expiration date.
• If you have already used your visa fee to schedule an appointment in the future (after the visa fee expiration date), you will not be able to cancel or reschedule your appointment after the fee expiration date, unless you pay a new visa fee. Your current appointment is still valid even if it is scheduled after the visa fee expiration date. Please plan to attend your scheduled visa interview appointment.
• You will NOT be able to cancel or reschedule your appointment after the visa fee expiration date. If you try to cancel or reschedule your appointment, the scheduling system will display a warning message indicating that your visa payment of the original appointment has expired and if you wish to continue with your appointment cancelation or reschedule, the system will require you to pay a new visa fee.
• If you miss your interview appointment and the fee used to schedule the appointment is already expired, you will be required to pay a new visa fee if you wish to continue with your visa application. Plan to attend your scheduled visa interview scheduled appointment to avoid having to pay a new fee.
• If you already attended your consular appointment but you were refused under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and your visa application is still pending review, you are not affected by the visa fee expiration date because the visa applicant is already in progress. You should follow the guidance received during your interview.

Please check information posted on https://ais.usvisa-info.com/ for the most updated information regarding your visa fee and appointment.

• The application fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2s and BCCs), and other non-petition based NIVs such as student and exchange visitor visas is $185 USD.
• The application fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) is $205 USD.
• The application fee for a treaty trader, treaty investor, and treaty applicant in a specialty occupation (E category) is $315 USD.

Applicants who have already paid a visa application fee that is currently valid and non-expired, but who have not yet appeared for their visa interview or are waiting for their case to be processed, will not be charged any additional fees.

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Please note that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant backlog of visa applicants awaiting a visa interview and you may experience a significant delay between paying your visa fee and scheduling an interview appointment. By paying the visa fee, you acknowledge that it may take several months to schedule an interview appointment. Appointments for all visa types and all nationalities will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis as capacity allows. We recommend that you continue to check back periodically for newly released appointments.

Urgent Information For Visa Applicants

Please review the information below before scheduling or attending a visa-related appointment.

Important Announcement on Waivers of the Interview Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF YOUR VISA FEE

Important information about the privacy and security of your account on this website

COVID-19 Vaccination and Travel to the United States

Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fees

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U.S. Visa and Travel Updates

For the latest information from the U.S. Department of State regarding visa issues and travel to the United States, please visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news.html.