{ "tool": "visa-document-checklist", "name": "US visa document checklist builder", "url": "https://visaful.com/tools/visa-document-checklist", "version": "1.0.0", "updated": "2026-10-31", "description": "Free tool: pick your US visa (B1/B2, F-1, F-2, H-1B, H-4, J-1, K-1 or C-1 transit) and your situation, and get a printable checklist of required documents and ones the officer may ask for.", "sources": [ { "id": "visitor", "label": "Visitor Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "student", "label": "Student Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/study/student-visa.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "worker", "label": "Temporary Worker Visas, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/temporary-worker-visas.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "transit", "label": "Transit Visa, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/transit.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "ds160", "label": "DS-160: Frequently Asked Questions, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application/ds-160-faqs.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "photos", "label": "Photo Requirements, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/photos.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "waiver", "label": "Interview Waiver Update, September 18, 2025, travel.state.gov", "url": "https://travel.state.gov/en/newsroom/visas/2025/interview-waiver-update-sept-18-2025.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "sevis", "label": "Paying the I-901 SEVIS Fee, Study in the States (DHS)", "url": "https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/prepare/paying-the-i-901-sevis-fee", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "i20", "label": "Students and the Form I-20, Study in the States (DHS)", "url": "https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/prepare/students-and-the-form-i-20", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "funds", "label": "Financial Ability, Study in the States (DHS)", "url": "https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/prepare/financial-ability", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "fam4025", "label": "9 FAM 402.5, Students and Exchange Visitors, fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM040205.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "fam40210", "label": "9 FAM 402.10, Temporary Workers and Trainees, fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM040210.html", "checked": "2026-10-28" }, { "id": "fam4024", "label": "9 FAM 402.4, Transit Visas, fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM040204.html", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "fam5027", "label": "9 FAM 502.7, Fiancé(e) and Spouse Visas (K), fam.state.gov", "url": "https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM050207.html", "checked": "2026-10-28" }, { "id": "uk", "label": "Nonimmigrant Visas: Applying for the Visa, US Embassy and Consulates in the United Kingdom", "url": "https://uk.usembassy.gov/niv-applying-for-the-visa/", "checked": "2026-10-30" }, { "id": "bahamas", "label": "Third Country Nationals, US Embassy in the Bahamas", "url": "https://bs.usembassy.gov/third-country-nationals-tcns/", "checked": "2026-10-30" } ], "inputs": [ { "id": "visa", "label": "Which visa?", "options": [ { "value": "b1b2", "label": "B1/B2 visitor" }, { "value": "f1", "label": "F-1 student" }, { "value": "f2", "label": "F-2 spouse or child of a student" }, { "value": "h1b", "label": "H-1B worker" }, { "value": "h4", "label": "H-4 spouse or child of an H-1B worker" }, { "value": "j1", "label": "J-1 exchange visitor" }, { "value": "k1", "label": "K-1 fiancé(e)" }, { "value": "c1", "label": "C-1 transit" } ] }, { "id": "renewal", "label": "I've had a US visa before", "kind": "toggle", "optional": true, "options": [ { "value": "yes", "label": "Yes" }, { "value": "no", "label": "No" } ] }, { "id": "sponsor", "label": "Someone else is paying (a sponsor)", "kind": "toggle", "optional": true, "options": [ { "value": "yes", "label": "Yes" }, { "value": "no", "label": "No" } ] }, { "id": "under14", "label": "This list is for a child under 14", "kind": "toggle", "optional": true, "options": [ { "value": "yes", "label": "Yes" }, { "value": "no", "label": "No" } ] } ], "howToUse": [ "Ask which visa (`visa`), then whether they've had a US visa before (`renewal`), whether a sponsor pays (`sponsor`) and whether the list is for a child under 14 (`under14`).", "Find the outcome whose `input` matches. `required` is what the State Department, its manual or DHS lists for that visa. `may` is evidence an officer or embassy may ask for. `notes` are rules worth knowing. Each item's `source` is an id in `sources`.", "Remind the user that their embassy can add items, and to check its page.", "Interactive: https://visaful.com/tools/visa-document-checklist?visa=f1&sponsor=1 (query params prefill the tool)." ], "outcomes": [ { "input": { "visa": "b1b2", "renewal": false, "sponsor": false, "under14": false }, "label": "B1/B2 visitor", "required": [ { "text": "Passport valid for at least six months beyond your stay in the US", "note": "Unless your country is exempt by agreement.", "source": "visitor" }, { "text": "DS-160 confirmation page", "note": "One per person. The page with your application ID is enough, not the whole form.", "source": "ds160" }, { "text": "Visa application fee receipt", "note": "If you pay before the interview.", "source": "visitor" }, { "text": "One printed photo, only if your DS-160 photo upload failed", "note": "An X in the photo box on the confirmation page means it failed. 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