Applicants 80 years old or older

Applicants who are 80-years-old or older, and have not been previously found ineligible for a U.S. visa, do not require visa interview appointment and are not required to come to the U.S. Embassy to apply for nonimmigrant visas. 

Such applicants may have their visa application submitted at Gate #6, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi. All other rules, requirements and fees for those 80 or older remain in effect. Application procedures for a nonimmigrant visa interview may be found online at the U.S. Embassy's website. All applicants must include the following documents when submitting their application:

• The applicant's valid passport
• A completed DS-160 application barcode
• One 2" x 2" photograph that meets the specifications; and
• An HDFC visa fee receipt (with both pink and blue copies) for the current visa application fee.

In the absence of an interview, the following information may also be of use:  Information on the purpose of the visit, information on those to be visited in the U.S., and evidence of the applicant's ties to India.

Note: Visa issuance for those not appearing in person is not guaranteed. The Embassy may in some cases, after reviewing an application, require a person to appear in person for a visa interview at the Embassy.