Nonimmigrant Visas

Application Procedures & Fees

Do I Need a Visa?

Because Slovenia is a member of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, Slovene citizens do not need visas for many kinds of travel to the United States.  Therefore, please first read the information about the Visa Waiver Program to see if you can travel visa-free to the United States.

What Kind of Visa Do I Need?

If the purpose or duration of your trip will not let you travel under the Visa Waiver Program, then next please read the information about the various visa types to learn what specific documents, evidence, and processing requirements may apply to your purpose of travel.

How Do I Apply?

Step One -- Application Form(s)

• All applicants must complete the DS-156 application form online, print it, and sign it.  Bring the form with you to the Embassy.  (Prevod obrazca v Slovenščini se nahaja tukaj.)
  
  
• All male applicants between the ages of 16 and 45 (inclusive) must also complete the DS-157 supplemental application form.  (Prevod obrazca v Slovenščini se nahaja tukaj.)
  
  
• All applicants (male and female) for student visas and/or exchange visitor visas (F, M, J, or Q visas) must also complete the DS-158 contact information and work history form.  (Prevod obrazca v Slovenščini se nahaja tukaj.)
  

Step Two -- Appointment

In order to make an appointment, you must first complete the DS-156 application form as described in Step One above.  You will be required to enter the barcode number from your completed DS-156 application form before you can be assigned an appointment date/time.  To see a sample form and barcode, click here.

To see a calendar of available dates and times and to make an appointment, please click here.

Once you have made your appointment, please print the confirmation screen and bring the printed record with you to your appointment.

To learn the current waiting time for an appointment in Ljubljana or at any U.S. Embassy or Consulate around the world, click here.

If you require an emergency visa appointment, click here.

Step Three -- Photograph

Please attach a recent (taken within the last six months) photograph to the space indicated on the DS-156 application form.  Photo requirements are quite specific, so for instructions and specifications, please click here.

Step Four -- Documents

Please assemble the following documents to bring to your interview:

• Printed appointment confirmation page from Step Two
• Completed and signed application form(s) with photograph
• Valid passport
• Application fee of US$131, payable in Dollars or Euros, cash only
• Any older passport(s) with previous U.S. visas(s) -- even if expired
• Supporting documents specific to the visa type you seek
• Evidence to show you have a residence abroad to which you intend to return at the end of your proposed stay in the United States, such as proof of family, professional, academic, property, employment, or other ties and commitments to Slovenia sufficient to cause you to return at the conclusion of your stay
• A self-addressed envelope with appropriate postage from Pošta Slovenija

Step Five -- Interview

Please come to the outside entrance of the Embassy a few minutes before your scheduled appointment time, in order to allow time to go through our security screening procedures (for a list of items that you cannot bring into the Embassy, please click here).  Only the principal visa applicant will be allowed into the Embassy, with the exception of children 17 years of age and younger, who may be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Children age 13 and younger do not need to appear in person; a parent or guardian may submit a visa application on the child's behalf.

During the interview, the Consular Officer will take your fingerprints electronically.  At the end of the interview, you will learn the decision about your application for a visa.

If the visa is granted, then we will mail to you the passport with the visa in it, using the envelope you provided.  In most cases, we will mail the visa the next business day.

If the application is denied, then the Consular Officer will inform you of the reason and will give you a letter explaining the section of U.S. immigration law that applies to your case.  For more information about visa denials, click here.

Apply early for your visa, and do not make final travel arrangements or purchase non-refundable tickets until your visa has been issued!

The PDF forms on this page can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you do not have the latest version, you can download it for free here.