Oscar De La Huerte answered
For Russian citizens wanting to apply for an American (or United States) visa, you will need to contact the relevant American consulate closest to the area you live in. They will process your application and decide whether to grant you a visa based on the information you provide.
What type of visa should you apply for?
There are several types of visa you can apply for when travelling to the United States, as each one is specifically-designed to cater for your purpose of travel.
So - the first thing you'll need to do is figure out which visa will suit your reason for travelling to the US. Below is a short guide that can help you make that choice:
The first decision to make is whether you are applying for an immigrant visa or a non-immigrant visa. If you're interested in immigrating to the United States, I'd recommend you read the relevant section of the US State Department's website.
If it's a non-immigrant visa you're interested in, you'll need to submit a form called a DS-160.
To be able to fill the form out, you will first need to decide which of the following visas you'll be applying for based on your reasons for travelling to the US:
The next step I'd take is to get informed and do some research. I'd recommend using the US Embassy in Moscow's website.
In particular, you should find information relating to:
What type of visa should you apply for?
There are several types of visa you can apply for when travelling to the United States, as each one is specifically-designed to cater for your purpose of travel.
So - the first thing you'll need to do is figure out which visa will suit your reason for travelling to the US. Below is a short guide that can help you make that choice:
The first decision to make is whether you are applying for an immigrant visa or a non-immigrant visa. If you're interested in immigrating to the United States, I'd recommend you read the relevant section of the US State Department's website.
If it's a non-immigrant visa you're interested in, you'll need to submit a form called a DS-160.
To be able to fill the form out, you will first need to decide which of the following visas you'll be applying for based on your reasons for travelling to the US:
- Work Visa
- Business Visa
- Family Visa
- Student Visa
- Travel Visa
- Trainee Visa
The next step I'd take is to get informed and do some research. I'd recommend using the US Embassy in Moscow's website.
In particular, you should find information relating to:
- Visa requirements
- Fees involved and how to pay them
- How to book an interview at the US embassy.
- St. Petersburg
- Vladivostock
- Yekaterinburg
