Guide to NIV

STEP 7: Appear for your interview

During the interview, an applicant needs to establish, to the satisfaction of the interviewing consular officer, that he/she has sufficient economic, professional, family and social ties to Turkey to compel his departure from the United States after a temporary stay.

Examples of compelling ties could be employment, home or business ownership, continued university enrollment, and spouse or children. Commonly submitted documentation includes salary statement, job letter from employer, a transcript in a sealed envelope, insurance papers showing when work at the company was started, property deeds, and personal and company tax returns showing earned income and tax paid.

Due to filing and storage concerns, we ask that you do not fax or mail documents in support of an application to us. Rather, we request that you bring this documentation (including invitation letters) to your visa interview.

Language

Applicants who do not speak Turkish, Farsi, Arabic, or English must bring an interpreter.

Every non-immigrant visa applicant will be finger scanned during his interview at the window.