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A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport.
Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program, which is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The Visa section of this website is about U.S. visas for foreign citizens and nationals to travel to the United States. Visit Travel.State.gov for additional information.
Note: U.S. citizens do not need a U.S. visa for travel to the United States. When planning travel abroad a U.S. citizen may need a visa issued by the embassy or consulate of the country they wish to visit.
For short-term visits to the United States (for tourism, business, education, and more), you can go directly to the online application (form DS-160). For immigrant visas, which are issued to foreign nationals who intend to live and work permanently in the United States, you can visit the U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services site for the relevant forms. If you are unsure what type of visa you need, please use the Visa Wizard below.
Please click here to schedule an appointment.
Starting September 1, 2022, Embassy Doha expanded the Interview Waivers (IW) program to include qualified Qatari citizens and residents. The IW program allows qualifying visa applicants to submit visa applications by postal mail without an appointment. Some nationalities may not qualify. To check if you qualify, please fill out your visa application at the Visa Service website.
In general, the following applicants may apply for Interview Waiver:
For applicants who meet all the above criteria, please prepare the application package with the following:
To avoid delays, do not send additional documents beyond those requested above. Please allow at least 10-14 business days for your visa application to be processed.
All materials must be sent to the U.S. Embassy through Aramex service. You may use any one of these locations:
Aramex Location 1: Wholesale Market Street, opposite to Regency Hyper Market, Ain Khalid, Zone 56/ ST 995/ Building 156, Doha, Qatar
Hours: Sunday through Saturday from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Aramex Location 2: Gate Mall, Doha Tower, 3, Omar Al Mukhtar Street, First, Doha, Qatar
Hours: Sunday though Saturday from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Applicants qualifying for the IW still must qualify for a visa, and in some cases, applicant may be called into the visa unit for an interview. If you do not qualify for the Interview Waiver program, please schedule an appointment.
If you need reasonable accommodation for your appointment, we encourage you to request your accommodation immediately once you schedule your appointment. We make every effort to provide accommodations to persons with disabilities and medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations vary, depending on the situation and the person’s needs.
Examples of accommodations include, but are not limited to:
The waiting room of the Consular Section and its restroom is wheelchair-accessible.
Please contact U.S. Travel Docs at support-qatar@ustraveldocs.com or +974-4423-1248 to request reasonable accommodation for a visa interview.
Your request will be forwarded to the U.S. Embassy.
Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers
This pamphlet informs you of your legal rights in the United States as a nonimmigrant visa holder in certain employment- and education-based categories.
Rights and Protections for Immigrant Visa Applicants
This pamphlet informs applicants applying for K-1 visas, K-3, IR-1/CR-1 immigrant visas, and F2A immigrant visas of their legal rights in the United States relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.
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