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DS-160 Nonimmigrant visa application form U.S. EMBASSY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH STEP - BY - STEP INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE

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DS-160 Nonimmigrant visa application form

U.S. EMBASSY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE

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Website

To access the DS-160,

go to:

https://ceac.state.gov/

genniv

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Select Location

Choose the Embassy

where you wish to

apply

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Test Photo

Select “Test Photo” to begin

uploading your photo.

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Upload Photo

To upload your photo, click “Browse,” and then navigate to and select your photo on your computer.

Next, click on “Upload Selected Photo”

If your photo meets the quality standards, you can select “Continue Using This Photo”

If your photo does not pass, click “Continue Without A Photo”

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Photo Requirement

Important note!

Regardless of whether applicant

successfully uploaded his/her photo or

not, applicant is required to bring

his/her photo with him/her to the visa

interview.

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Photo Requirement (contd)

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Application ID & Security Question

Applicant’s Application ID

Security Questions

Choose any Question and Write the

Answer

Press Continue

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Personal Information 1

For Machine Readable Passport (MRP)

Write “Surnames” and “Given Names” exactly the same way written on the passport

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Personal Information 1 (contd)

For short-form (MD, AKM, etc) in

the name, click ‘Yes’

Write the “Surnames” and “Given

Names” shown here

If applicant has any “Nickname”,

must put it by selecting “Add

Another”

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Personal Information 1 (contd)

For Regular Passport

Write the Last Part of the Name

under “Surname”

Write Rest of the Part of the Name

under “Given Names”

DO NOT include Titles under

“Given Names”

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Personal Information 1 (contd)

This is always ‘No’ for our country

Select “Gender”

Select “Marital Status

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Personal Information 1 (contd)

Write Date of Birth

According to the

passport using this

format

Write Place of Birth

According to the

passport

Select “Does Not

Apply” for

State/Province

Select Country from

the drop-down box

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Personal Information 2

Select Nationality

from drop-down box

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Personal Information 2

If the applicant is holding

Nationality and Passports from

multiple countries, enter the

Nationality and Passport Numbers

accordingly

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Personal Information 2 (contd)

Enter the National ID

number. If the applicant

does not have any National

ID, select “Does Not Apply”

Select “Does Not Apply”, if

applicant never got any U.S.

Social Security Number and

Taxpayer ID Number

previously

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Address and Phone Number

Home Address is the

Address where applicant

is currently living NOT

his/her Permanent

Address or Village

Address or the address

of his/her origin

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Address and Phone Number (contd)

Mailing Address is the address

which can be used to send mail.

Phone numbers must the correct

number. DO NOT enter country

code. However, must enter

district/city code for outside of

Dhaka land-phone number.

Must enter Email Address, we

usually contact applicant via

email.

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Passport Information

Passport Type

-Regular: all Bangladeshi “Green” passports are regular

-Official: all Bangladeshi “Blue” passports are regular

-Diplomatic: all Bangladeshi “Red” passports are diplomatic

-Other: We do not have any other types of passports. However, UN issues UNLP (light blue) for their official

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DO NOT put any space in Passport

Number

Select “Does Not Apply” for Passport

Book Number

DO NOT write anything here as we

do not have any State/Province

Passport “Issuance” and “Expiration”

date must be written according to the

passport

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Passport Information (contd)

Lost or Stolen passport

information must be entered

here. If applicant does not know

the passport number, s/he can

choose “Do Not Know”

Try to put when and how the

passport was lost or stolen

You may enter multiple

lost/stolen passport information

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Travel

Select a Visa Class depending

on applicant’s purpose of

travel

When you choose one visa

class it will give you further

option to specify your purpose

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Travel (contd..)

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Travel (contd….)

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Travel (contd…)

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Travel Companion

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Previous U.S. Travel

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Previous U.S. Travel (contd..)

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U.S. Contact

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Family

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Family (contd..)

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Family (contd..)

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Present Work/Education/Training

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Previous Work/Education

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Previous Work/Education/Training

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Additional

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Additional (contd..)

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Security and Background

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Security and Background (contd)

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Security and Background (contd)

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Security and Background (contd)

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Security and Background (contd)

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Security and Background (contd)

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Student, Work, Crew Visa Information

Visa Classification

If applicant is applying for Student (F/M),

Exchange Visitor (J), Work (H) or Crew

(C1/D or D), s/he needs to complete

information related to his/her visa

classification.

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Crew Visa Information

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Crew Visa Information (contd)

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Temporary Work Visa Information

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Temporary Work Visa Information (contd)

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Sample of Petition Approval I-797

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Student Visa Information

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Student Visa Information (contd)

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Student Visa Information (contd)

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Exchange Visitor Visa Information

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Exchange Visitor Visa Information (contd)

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Sample of I-20 & DS-2019

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Review

Important

Applicant needs to go through the

review part before signing and

submitting the application

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Sign and Submit

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Confirmation Page

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Bangla Version

You can see all the

questions in Bangla by

selecting “Bangla” from

“Select Tooltip Language”

drop-down box

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Bangla Version

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