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Online Non-Immigrant Visa Application (DS-160)

https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/

• This is the first step of your US Visa application, which is done online.

• Please use Internet Explorer! DS-160 might not be able to run on Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

• Have your documents required to complete the DS-160 ready: Passport Job Offer/EOAF Student Letter

• Please complete the online application until the last part – SEVIS. Note that you will not be able to fully complete this online application, because SEVIS is not ready until your DS-2019 has arrived in our office. However, please complete other details as soon as possible.

• We can assist you with checking, completing and submitting your DS-160 on your behalf. Once you have completed the online application until the SEVIS part, please provide us with your details as stated below:

Application ID: Surname: Birth Year: Security Question & Answer:

Note that you are responsible for ensuring all questions have been answered truthfully without mistakes! We will not amend any info details in your application but only those that needed to be changed.

US Visa photo standards are 2 inch X 2 inch (5cm x 5cm), Color, White Background, with the head consisting of 50% of the photo. See the following links for details:

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/my/my-niv-photoinfo.asp

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/photos.html

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/photos/photo-page.html

Have your photo taken by a professional photographer / photo shop. You can complete the online application without the photo. However, you will still need to bring 1 physical photo to the US Embassy on Interview Day.

Select MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR

Click here if unsure about US Visa Photo requirements

Click to start your application!

You can save your application and continue in the future.

Note that you don’t have to complete your application in one go! You can save your application, then re-login with your information below and continue:

Application ID: Surname: Birth Year: Security Question & Answer:

Note: Use ONLY the Next page/Previous page buttons provided in the system, NOT the ones on your browser! Failure to do so might result in your information unsaved.

Remember to note down your Application ID. You will need it to

retrieve your visa application

And also remember your Security Question and Answer as well.

After this, click “Continue” below

Surnames/Last Name/Family Name AS IN PASSPORT

If you do not have name in native alphabet, choose “Does

Not Apply”

Given Name/First Name AS IN PASSPORT

Your home country

For Malaysians, it is your IC number.

SSN and Tax ID does not apply for first-timers.

For Malaysians, Select “Yes”. If you have another CURRENT LIVING ADDRESS, fill in accordingly. Your

Visa & Passport will be mailed to this address.

Do NOT choose “Does Not Apply”, fill in your Email Address!

For international students, Select “No”, and fill in your CURRENT LIVING ADDRESS as the

Mailing Address

Your passport is a “Regular” passport

Your passport number If you are unsure what is Passport Book

Number, select “Does Not Apply”

If no, choose “No”. If “Yes”, then the form will extend as shown in

the next page…

Fill in the information TRUTHFULLY!

EXCHANGE VISITOR (J)

When asked to “Specify”, choose

EXCHANGE VISITOR (J1)

If you have not made specific flight and travel

plans, choose “No”

The form will be extended as shown in

the next page…

1-5 days before your Start Date stated in your Job Offer. If unsure, just write your Job Start Date Maximum allowed

duration is 4 months. DO NOT

WRITE MORE THAN 4 MONTHS even if

you are working for 4 months and

travelling afterwards!

Address where you will be staying can be found

on your Job Offer, or Google search

Choose “Self”. You can choose other options, but you will be prompted to

fill in more details

Choose “No”. Unless you have immediate family

members following you.

If you have never been to the US, then choose

“No”.

However, if any of the answers to the below

questions is “Yes”, then you have to answer

truthfully, as you would have a history record

with the US Department of State.

Examples shown in the following screenshots are

as below..

Refer to your passport (old passport) for details. If unsure, provide a best

estimate.

Refer to your passport (old passport) for details.

If you don’t know your Visa Number, choose “Do

Not Know”

Refer to Job Offer for details.

Choose “Employer”

Please fill in ALL DETAILS. The only

reason to leave them blank is if your

parents have passed away/are divorced

Ensure that if your parents are in the US, their status is legal, or

else you have to inform us ASAP

Same applies here..

Select “Yes” if you have immediate relatives in

the US

Choose “Student”, and fill in details below

Choose “Does Not Apply”, and describe

your duties as “I AM A STUDENT”

Being that you are a student, you can

choose “No”. If you choose “Yes”, you will

have to fill out the details below

Provide details on any schools/institutions

that you attended prior to University, such as

your High School

For those who choose “Yes”, there might be followup questions. Answer accordingly

There are 5 Parts to “Security and Background”. Please read through and answer truthfully. All answers should be “No”. If any of your answers are

“Yes”, you might want to contact us for clarification.

List 2 friends who can be your contact. MUST

BE FRIENDS, NOT RELATIVES OR FAMILY

This part – SEVIS – is the part where you might not be able to complete at the moment. However, you can go back 1 step to

“Additional Contact”, and save your application.

Then, email us your Application ID, Surname, Birth Year & Security Question/Answer. We can assist on completing your application after

your DS-2019 has arrived in our office.

We can help upload your photo. Remember

to email it to us.

If you filled out the above applications

yourself, choose “No”

We will proof read your application prior

to submitting