Download and print your appointment letter, the visa application forms along with the checklist of documents to be submitted to VFS prior to the interview.

Drop off your advance documents to any of the applicable Application Centers. For the appointment at Mumbai, submit them in VFS Ahmedabad, Mumbai or Pune on any working day between 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. For H or L visa appointment at Hyderabad, submit them at VFS Hyderabad.

You can not send the documents by courier or post as they will not be accepted. You must hand them over in person across the counter at VFS. Anyone including friends or relatives can hand over the documents at VFS. It is not mandatory for the applicant to go there. However, if the applicant is not present, and if there are any issues with photographs etc, such issues can't be corrected right away and the person would have to return again to VFS.

Mumbai: Your documents must reach them a minimum of 3 working days prior to your scheduled interview date. e.g., if your interview is scheduled on Friday, you must submit your documents at latest by the preceding Tuesday, provided all days in between are working days.

Hyderabad: For H (H-1B, H-3, H-4) and L (L-1, L-2) visa applicants only, your documents must reach them a minimum of 4 working days prior to your scheduled interview date.

In fact, it is recommended that you forward your documents to VFS immediately after scheduling an interview. If you don't submit the documents by the required deadline, it will result in cancellation of your appointment.

The following documents must be submitted prior to the visa interview appointment. The rest of the supporting documents should be carried to the interview.

• Photocopy of passport data pages (first and last page).
  
  
• Photocopy of passport bearing "Observation" or "Remarks".
  
  
• One photograph
  
  
• Confirmation page of online submitted DS-160 Form with CEAC bar code.
  
  
• Original valid HDFC fee receipt (Embassy copy).
  
  For Mumbai, do not submit the Applicant's copy of the HDFC receipt. Please store it carefully. You will be required to produce it at the Consulate on the day of your interview. For Hyderabad, submit both the fee receipts in advance.
  
  
• Mumbai: Original interview appointment letter. Before submitting it, make a photo copy as you will need to carry it to the interview.
  
  Hyderabad: Copy of interview appointment letter.
  
  
• If you are applying for a visa renewal, you must submit a clear photocopy of the previously expired U.S. visa stamp on their passport.
  
  

In addition to the above, the following visa class applicants must submit the below listed documents:

• Copy of Notice of Action ( Form I-797).
  
  
• Hyderabad only: Letter to USCIS, client letter or description of internal project and experience letters.
  
  
• Applicable for Returning workers: If the current Notice of Action has not started, copy of the previous Notice of Action ( Form I-797).
  
  
• In case of Blanket L visa applicants, three copies of the Form I-129 in addition to the Form I-797.
  
  
• Dependents:
  A copy of the principal applicant's Petition (Form I-797 and Form I-129, as applicable) and visa copy.
  
  

• Copy of Form I-20 or DS-2019 as applicable.
  
  
• Copy of Form 7002, if applicable.
  
  
• Proof of payment of SEVIS Fee Receipt I-901, if applicable.
  
  
• Dependent applicants must submit the principal applicant's Form I-20 and and their visa copy.
  
  

• Original letter from employer.
  
  
• Dependents joining spouse / father on board ship must submit a photocopy of the principal applicant's visa.
  
  

• Business visa, working for a shipping company or airlines
  Original letter from the authorized signatory of the company stating purpose and duration of travel.
  
  
• Traveling with their employer as a Domestic worker
  A copy of the contract between them and the employer and the employers' visa and passport copy.
  
  
• Joining husband/parent on board a ship
  A letter from the shipping company and the principal's visa copy.