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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS









Miscellaneous NIV Issues


• I-94 (ENTRY CARD)


• I have booked an appointment and noticed an error on my DS-156, so I filled in a new one. Do I have to book a new appointment?


• Can I enter the U.S. on my student (F-1) or (M-1) visa or exchange visitor (J-1) visa before the school/the exchange program begins?


• Can I take a holiday after I have completed my studies/exchange program?


• I have been studying in the U.S. and will shortly be going to the U.S. to start or resume my one-year of post-school Optional Practical Training. I have received an Employment Authorization Card from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Do I still need a student visa to do my Optional Practical Training?


• How long must I be outside the U.S. to get another 90 days on the Visa Waiver Program?


• I have a visa; do I also need a return ticket?


• Do I need any vaccinations?


• What do I do about health insurance?


• I have a holiday home in the U.S.; how long can I remain there?


• Can I take my medicine into the U.S.?


• Can I drive while in the U.S.?


• Can I bring a pet to the U.S?


• How can I renew my visa?


• How can I change my status in the U.S.?


• What if the visa does not cover my entire stay in the U.S.?


• What do you mean by single entry/one entry?


• Visa Denials


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Application and issuance fees


• How do I pay the application fee?


• I withdrew my application for a visa. Can I get a refund?


• I paid the application fee, but decided not to apply. Can I get my money back?


• My application was refused. Why can’t I get a refund?


• Before I applied for the visa, I paid a fee into the bank. Why am I being asked to pay an additional fee?


• How do I pay the issuance fee?


• Can I pay the application and issuance fee together?


• I paid the issuance fee via bankgiro. Can I get my money back?


• Why is the issuance fee more/less than my friend?


• The fee schedules indicate that the validity period for the visa is three months. However, I will not be traveling to the U.S. within the next three months; what should I do?


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Passports


• Does my Swedish passport have to be valid for six months?


• My passport has expired or been damaged.  However, I still have a valid U.S. visa in the passport.  What should I do?


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Visas


• Does a visa guarantee that I can enter the United States?


• My passport containing a valid visa has expired. I've obtained a new passport; do I need a new visa?


• My passport will expire soon; do I need to get a new passport or visa?


• If I just have a tourist visa, what sorts of activities can I do in the States?


• I have a visa; do I also need a return ticket?


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Visa Refusals


• My application was refused under Section 214(b). If I send in more documents will I receive a visa?


• What does a consular officer look for when determining an applicant's entitlement to Nonimmigrant status?


• I’m already in Sweden, why can’t you issue me a visa here?


• I am a legal resident of Sweden. Why don’t I qualify?


• Why didn’t they tell me when I called that I would not get a visa?


• Why can’t I get my money back?


• Why have you stamped the back of my passport?


• Will the stamp in my passport prevent me from getting a visa in the future?


• Isn’t free travel a human right?


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Members of the Entertainment Profession, Athletes, & Artists


• I'm an amateur hockey player asked to join a professional U.S. team for a try out. What type of visa do I require?


• We are a professional theatre group performing at an international festival in the U.S. What type of visa do we require?


• I'm a disc jockey who is contracted to perform in the U.S.; what type of visa do I require?


• We are musicians who are recording in the United States, what type of visa do we require?


• We are a choir who have been invited to perform in the United States. What type of visa do we require?


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Additional information:

Please e-mail us at stknivinfo@state.gov. Please include a telephone number in your mail. Your question will be answered within two business days.

You can also fax us at +46 (8) 660 5879 (please enclose reply e-mail address) or write to:
Nonimmigrant Visa Unit
Embassy of the United States of America
Dag Hammarskjölds Väg 31
SE- 115 89 Stockholm Sweden

You can also call us on +46 (8) 783 5369. Our telephone hours are Monday through Thursday from 1 PM to 2 PM.We are not open on Swedish and American holidays.