Non-Immigrant Visas
Welcome to the Non-Immigrant Section
You may contact the Consular Section
by phone: 011 (592) 225-7965 or 7966
from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday;
by fax: 011 (592) 227-0221;
by email: visageorge@state.gov
or by mail:
United States Embassy
Consular Section
P.O. Box 10607
Georgetown, Guyana
Where can I find…
- The current wait time for a nonimmigrant visa interview?
- How to schedule a nonimmigrant visa interview?
- The requirements for a student visa?
- How to request an expedited appointment?
- What the fee is for a nonimmigrant visa?
- Visa requirements for citizens of Visa Waiver Program countries?
- Application and documentation requirements for different visa types?
- Electronic forms for visas?
- How I can reapply if I am refused?
- Who can accompany me to the interview? Or for minors, who must accompany me?
- If I qualify for a visa, how do I collect it?
The Consular Section does its best to issue visas to persons who qualify on the next business day after the interview. Unfortunately, special processing requirements may require more time before we can issue the visa. For this reason, the Consular Section advises persons who wish to travel to the United States to apply early for a visa. Visa processing can take an extended period of time in some cases.
The Consular Section is responsible for issuing nonimmigrant(visitor) visas for travel to the United States. However, it is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and not the Consular Section, which has authority to grant/deny entry, and to decide upon the length of stay permitted. At the port of entry to the U.S., a DHS official must authorize the traveler's entry. At that time, Form I-94 (Record of Arrival-Departure) is stamped with a date for how long the visitor is authorized. To extend a visit beyond the date authorized on Form I-94, the traveler must contact the DHS to request form I-539 (Application to Extend Status). The decision to authorize or deny that extension can only be made by the DHS.