The visa processing fee for most types of nonimmigrant visas is $160 and the visa processing fee for most nonimmigrant petition based visas is $190.  For detailed information regarding all types of visa application fees, please visit Fee for Visa Services.

The Consular Section issues nonimmigrant visas to those applicants who plan to go to the United States for a temporary stay and who meet all other requirements under U.S. immigration law.

While we are able to accept applications from individuals who are in Azerbaijan temporarily, applicants who do not reside in Azerbaijan have the best chance for visa issuance if they apply in their home country.

Please note: If you do not speak English, Azerbaijani, or Russian, you should be aware that language difficulties may make it impossible to demonstrate your qualifications for a visa.  Applicants may not bring a translator and this includes family members.

Visa fees are payable in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in Azerbaijani manats at the Consular cashier window on the day of your appointment. This fee is non-refundable.

New Procedures for Applicants Not Residing in Azerbaijan

The U.S. Embassy in Baku accepts visa applications from citizens of Iran and other third-country nationals not resident in Azerbaijan only on the first Thursday of each month.

As of November 1, 2011, the online appointment system will not be used to schedule appointments.

Instead applicants must send a request for an appointment for each applicant to consularbaku@state.gov in English using the following instructions:

DS-160 confirmation barcode number as the e-mail subject line.

• Include applicant's full name as written in his passport, date of birth, passport number, and languages spoken.
• The e-mail must come from the e-mail address listed on the DS-160 form.
• One e-mail per applicant.

To have an interview on:

Thursday, June 7, 2012:

Appointment e-mails will be accepted starting:

09:00 AM (Baku, Azerbaijan time)

May 7, 2012

Interview slots will be assigned in the order the request is received.  Once all interview slots have been allocated, no further e-mail requests will be accepted.  Failure to follow these instructions will result in your request not being approved.

The U.S. Embassy in Baku will send to you directly an e-mail confirmation with your appointment time.  Only those applicants who receive an interview appointment will receive an e-mail confirmation.  Follow up emails will not be answered.

If you make a visa appointment via the on-line appointment system for any other day, it will be cancelled without any notification.

If you make a visa appointment at another U.S. Embassy while waiting for a visa interview in Baku, your interview appointment in Baku will be canceled.  You will receive an e-mail notification of the appointment cancelation.

If you have been refused a non-immigrant visa within the last 6 months, your interview appointment in Baku will be canceled without any notification.

If you appear without an e-mail from the Baku Consular Section confirming your appointment, you will not be admitted into the U.S. Embassy.  If you would like to reschedule a confirmed visa appointment please send an e-mail request to the address above.

PLEASE NOTE:

The U.S. Embassies in Ankara, Turkey and Dubai, United Arab Emirates are staffed as Non-Immigrant Visa interviewing posts for Iranian applicants with Farsi speaking Consular Officers who are familiar with conditions within Iran.  Please be aware that applying at another embassy other than the two listed above may make it difficult to demonstrate one’s qualifications for a visa.  The U.S. Embassy in Baku encourages all citizens of Iran to apply at those two locations.

Iranian applicants who do not speak English, Azerbaijani, or Russian will not be interviewed in Baku, Azerbaijan even if they have confirmed appointments.

The MRV visa application fee is non-refundable even if the application is denied.