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HOW TO REQUEST A GROUP APPOINTMENT
If you are applying for a U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa as a group, you may request interview appointments on
the same date and time in case of at least 10 applicants with the same purpose of travelling. Examples
of groups include, but are not limited to, professional trainees, performance troops, and tour groups.
Please note that family members of group applicant who would like to schedule an interview
appointment together are not eligible for group appointment requests. When submitting a group
appointment request, please be sure to include detailed information about the nature of your travel
plans and whether there is a particular day that you would like to schedule your group interview. The
Embassy/Consulate might take into consideration those preferred dates when assigning a date and time
for your group.
Note: The maximum number of appointments for a group on any given day is fifty. Groups may be
allocated appointment times over multiple days based on availability.
STEP 1: COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR VISA APPLICATION ONLINE
Each group member must complete the Non-immigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form and
print the confirmation page.
STEP 2: CREATE AN ACCOUNT
Each group member must create an account on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/th website.
STEP 3: PAY VISA FEES
Each group member must pay the visa application fee. In the case of making a bulk fee payment, you
will receive only one receipt number per transaction; you will use this receipt number for each valid
MRV fee paid.
Visa
Type
Description
Fee
Amount
Select Quantity
B
Business/Tourist
$160
C-1
Transit
$160
C-1/D
Transit and Airline
Crew
$160
CW
Transitional Worker
CNMI
$190
D
Ship Crew
$160
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Visa
Type
Description
Fee
Amount
Select Quantity
E
Treaty
Trader/Investor,
Australian
Professional
Specialty, Long-
Term Investor CNMI
$205
F
Student (academic)
$160
H
Temporary/Seasona
l Workers and
Employment,
Trainees
$190
I
Journalist and Media
$160
J
Exchange Visitor
$160
K
Fiancé or Spouse of
U.S. Citizen
$265
L
Intracompany
Transferees
$190
M
Student (vocational)
$160
O
Persons with
Extraordinary Ability
$190
P
Athletes. Artists &
Entertainers
$190
Q
International Cultural
Exchange
$190
R
Religious Worker
$190
T
Victim of Human
Trafficking
$160
TN/TD
NAFTA
Professionals
$160
Visa Types and U.S. Dollar Application Fee Amounts - Sorted by Visa Type
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HOW TO REQUEST A GROUP APPOINTMENT
STEP 4: SUBMIT THE GROUP APPOINTMENT REQUEST FORM
On the request form, you will need to provide general information regarding your group appointment
request (group name, date of travel, reason for travel, local/US contact details, etc.) Please propose
date options for which all group members are available for an interview. Submit the request and wait
for the approval email.
STEP 5: WAIT FOR AN EMAIL FROM THE U.S. EMBASSY
If the U.S. Embassy approves the request, the group coordinator will receive an e-mail inviting him or
her to return to his or her profile to schedule appointments for each member of the group. The approval
will be valid for 7 days. Should the U.S. Embassy deny the request, each group member must schedule
an individual appointment.
NOTE: A representative from the Embassy will contact you to finalize your group appointment. Please
provide accurate contact details when completing your group appointment request.
A designated group coordinator needs to log in to
his/her profile on https://www.ustraveldocs.com/th
and request group appointment by selecting –
“Group Scheduling Request” from the left menu.
If your request is approved, log back into your profile-
select “Schedule Group Appointment” from the left menu.
Select the approved group
name (there could be more
than one option if you have
submitted many group
appointment requests.)
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STEP 6: ADD EACH GROUP MEMBER AS A "DEPENDENT"
The group coordinator adds each group member as a "Dependent" to the group coordinator's profile.
Click either “Add by name” or “Add by UID” (if a profile has already been created for an individual
applicant) and add the applicants one by one, then click “Save”.
Once you hit “Save”, that individual applicant will be added to the group appointment.
1. After you have added all the applicants to the group: click “Continue”.
2. Identify your mailing address.
3. Enter a visa fee receipt number for each member to confirm your visa fee’s payment.
4. Choose an agreed interview date and time.
Note: (The appointment calendar should all be greyed out and you should only see the available
appointment on the date the Embassy has approved for your group)
STEP 7: HAVING AN INTERVIEW AT THE U.S. EMBASSY
The group goes to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the date and time of their visa interviews. Each
group member must bring an appointment letter, a current passport, all old passports, DS-160
confirmation page, and 2x2 inch color photo with white background taken within the last six months
with no glasses on. For U.S. visa photo requirements, please see: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/th/th-
niv-photoinfo.asp