Announcements

Relocation of DHL Nassau, The Bahamas

18 December, 2023

Effective December 18, 2023, the DHL office in Nassau, The Bahamas has been relocated.

For visa documentation drop-offs and passport pick-ups in Nassau, DHL will serve you at the following address:

31 Shirley St.
Nassau
The Bahamas

Important announcement about the return of passports/visas at the Consular Section in Nassau

1 November, 2023

Starting on Nov 15, 2023, visa documents will be returned to the courier location that the applicant selected at the time of scheduling their appointment in the appointment scheduling system. Applicants have the option to select a free-of-cost option to pick-up their approved visas at the DHL office in Nassau, and applicants residing outside New Providence can purchase “Premium Delivery Service” up to one business day prior to their consular appointment date to have the visa delivered at a DHL office or to a home address in Freeport, Exuma, Marsh Harbor and the Turks and Caicos Islands. See list of DHL authorized delivery offices: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-bs/niv/information/courier_dropboxes.

The U.S. Embassy will no longer be able to accept pre-paid airway bills for document delivery to locations outside of Nassau. Applicants interested in “Premium Delivery Service” must make their purchase one day prior to their interview, or before submitting their documents to the embassy via courier for those qualifying for an interview-waiver visa application.

Please consider this important information and plan accordingly for your visa appointment.

For additional information please go to: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-bs/niv/information/courier.

Update: Validity of the Nonimmigrant Visa Fee (MRV Fee)

11 October, 2023

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.

COVID-19 Vaccination and Travel to the United States

5 September, 2023

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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF YOUR VISA FEE

10 July, 2023

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.

Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fees

17 June, 2023

  • 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.

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

30 May, 2023

Your privacy and security are important. We strongly recommend that you do not share your sign in credentials for this Site, with anyone, under any circumstances. Our team will never request your credentials either over the phone, or via e-mail. Sharing your credentials could result in misuse or compromise of your personal information. Additionally, the use of automated tools such as bots, scripts, or other non-human interfaces within this Site is prohibited. Such tools not only have the potential to jeopardize the integrity of your personal data, but may also result in delays in the processing of your application. Refer to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of this Site for additional details. Thank you for your cooperation in maintaining a high standard of security and privacy.

16 September, 2020

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


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.

Appointment Reschedule - September 5, 2019

4 September, 2019

Please be advised that due to the impact of Hurricane Dorian throughout The Bahamas, all visa appointments on Thursday, September 5, 2019 will be rescheduled.

You will need to reschedule your appointment on this site or by calling 242-603-1290 to speak with an agent.

The Consular Section urges everyone to please stay safe in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

Scheduling appointments for non-resident visa applications

18 October, 2017

If you hold a passport from a country besides The Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands, please check the website of the U.S. Embassy for visa information specific to your nationality. The US Embassy Nassau will not accept interview applications from applicants who are not residents of those two countries for the following visa categories and cases:

  • First time applicants for student visas and petition-based work visas
  • Treaty-Trader Visas (E1 & E2)
  • Applicants who entered the U.S. with a visa issued in their home country and changed status with the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. who seek a new visa in the new visa category
  • Applicants who entered the U.S. in one visa category and are seeking to re-enter the U.S. in a different visa category
  • Applicants who have been out of status in the U.S. having violated the terms of their visas or having overstayed their approved period of admission

Please visit https://bs.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/ for full information.

Important Notice - Items not allowed at the US Embassy

28 April, 2015

Effective May 15, 2015, all electronic items are prohibited in the U.S. Embassy. We have no storage facilities for these items.

These include cell phones, car alarm remotes, music players and headphones, tablet and notebook computers, and similar items.

Please leave them at home or with a friend. If you bring them to the embassy, your appointment will be cancelled, and you will be required to reschedule your appointment.

For details, visit our website: http://nassau.usembassy.gov/restrictedarticles.html