Non-Immigrant Visas
Supporting Documents
For Private Visitors or Tourists:
Persons traveling privately to the U.S. as a visitor or tourist can provide the following items to demonstrate their ties to Croatia and their intent to return after a short stay in the United States:
- Letter of guarantee (Affidavit of Support) from a person living in the U.S. whom you intend to visit, notarized by a notary public in the U.S. or evidence that you have sufficient funds to cover the expenses of your trip.
- Employed persons should provide a letter from their employer, including information about length of service, paid and unpaid leave, and average monthly income for the last three months.
- Self-employed businessmen and free-lancers should provide their trade license, average yearly income, and tax payment certificate.
- Students should provide their student book (Indeks) and school attestation of regular enrollment in the current course of studies, and their last grade certificate (if in grade school).
- Pensioners should provide their latest pension slip.
- Real estate owners may provide ownership certificates issued by municipal administration, ownership documents, or purchase contract.
- If married: an updated marriage certificate not older than six months.
- If a parent of dependent children: birth certificates of children not traveling with you.
All persons under the age of 18 must provide birth certificate and a letter from both parents showing they agree to the travel of their minor child, or if only one parent has custody, evidence of sole custody granted by a court, or death certificate of other parent if deceased. Bring this to your interview or fax it to our office (+385-1-665-8933).
Visa is ready for pick-up the next working day at 3.00 p.m.
If you would like us to return your passport and visa by mail, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage along with your application documents.
If the passport in which your visa has been endorsed has expired, the visa in the old passport still can be used, provided that you also carry a valid passport of the same nationality.
Note: If, when canceling your old passport, the passport authority has clipped the corners of the passport, and, in so doing, has damaged the visa in any way, that visa is no longer valid and cannot be used for travel to the United States.
Business Visa Procedure:
Persons traveling on business must have an official letter from their employer that includes the following data:
- Purpose and duration of stay in the U.S.;
- Position within the company and average monthly salary;
- Dates of travel and port of entry to the U.S.;
- Name, address, and other details of company(ies) being visited;
- Information on who is paying the costs of the trip.
Other:
Students are required to present a completed I-20 A-B or I-20 M-N form issued by their prospective school, and exchange visitors must present an approved DS-2019 form issued by the sponsoring organization. Students and exchange visitors whose I-20/DS-2019 is issued on or after September 1, 2004, are required to pay a SEVIS fee - usually $100 - to obtain their visas. This fee must be paid before a visa can be issued. For the most up-to-date information about SEVIS, please click here.
Supplementary information will also be required of treaty traders and investors, fiancé(e)s, and religious workers. Evidence also should be submitted regarding the arrangements you have made to cover your expenses while in the United States and to provide for your departure from the United States.
It is to your advantage to submit complete documentation when you first submit your visa application.