Applying for US VISA in Delhi: Summary of requisite steps

There are four simple steps in the visa application process.

Step 1: Pay the Application Fee & Service Charge
Step 2: Book an Appointment & Complete the Application Forms
Step 3: Attend your Visa Interview
Step 4: Return of Passport by Courier

Step 1:Visa Application Fee & VFS Service Charge
Before you can book a visa interview appointment online, you must go to a designated branch of the HDFC Bank and pay the Visa Application Fee and VFS Service Charge. When you have paid these fees, make sure you obtain a Visa Fee Receipt. Fees & the Ways to Pay:
1. Visa Application Fee: Rs. 4,600. At the HDFC Bank, this fee can be paid in cash or by Demand Draft/HDFC check that favors the “U.S. Embassy – Visa Fees”
2. VFS Service Charge: Rs. 322. At the HDFC Bank, this fee can be paid in cash or by Demand Draft/HDFC Bank check that favors the “HDFC Bank a/c VFS”

Further Instructions & Information:

1. The Visa Application Fee and VFS Service Charge are nonrefundable and must be paid by each applicant
2. When you go to a HDFC Bank, please bring your passport with you or a photocopy of the bio-data page of the applicant's passport if you are assisting an applicant
3. Demand Drafts from co-operative banks will not be accepted
4. Please write your complete name and passport number on the back of each Demand Draft
5. The Visa Fee Receipt is activated two business days from date of issue. Do not attempt to take a visa interview appointment till then
6. The Visa Fee Receipt from HDFC Bank can be used to make an appointment within one year from date of issue
7. The Visa Fee Receipt is deemed utilized once the interview has taken place, and cannot be used to make a subsequent appointment
8. If you lose your Visa Fee Receipt you must pay the fees again and get a new receipt
9. The VFS Service Charge covers on-line or phone-in information, assistance with making appointments and return by courier of passports with new visas
10. If you are an Indian or Bhutanese citizen resident in the U.S., to pay the Visa Application Fee and VFS Service Charge at the HDFC Bank and obtain a Visa Fee Receipt, please fax a copy of your passport’s bio-data page to the person assisting you in India or Bhutan. That person will have to submit the fax to a designated branch of the HDFC Bank, pay the Visa Application Fee and VFS Service Charge and obtain the Visa Fee Receipt