The US is the one major destination that explicitly tells you not to buy a ticket before your interview. Visa officers care far more about your ties to home than about your itinerary, but an itinerary still helps you answer the questions you will actually be asked.
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Real six-character booking references that resolve on the airline’s own ‘manage booking’ page. Check yours before you file.
Bookings are made through accredited channels in live airline reservation systems, not generated as PDFs.
If a booking reference does not verify, or we fail to deliver, you get a full refund. Read the policy.
The order matters more than people expect. Do these out of sequence and you end up with a lapsed booking or an appointment you cannot fill.
The long one. It asks for your intended arrival date and US address, which is exactly where an itinerary and hotel booking earn their keep. Save the confirmation barcode.
Keep the receipt number safe. No receipt, no interview slot.
Biometrics at the visa application centre, then the visa interview. In India these are separate visits on separate days.
Nobody is going to admire your itinerary. They will ask what you do, who is paying, and why you will come back. Short, true answers.
A day or two before the interview, matching the DS-160 dates exactly. A contradiction on the officer's screen is a question you did not need to invite.
Usually over in under three minutes. Take the DS-160 confirmation, appointment letter, passport and your supporting file.
Most decisions are given at the counter, then the passport is couriered back. Administrative processing can add weeks and no reason is given.
| What you pay | How much |
|---|---|
| MRV application fee, B1/B2Non-refundable, paid before you can book an interview | US$185 |
| Visa Integrity FeeSigned into law in 2025; confirm whether it applies to your appointment date | US$250 |
| Issuance or reciprocity feeDepends on nationality; many applicants pay nothing | Varies |
Checked 2026-09-25. Government fees move, sometimes with a month’s notice and sometimes with none. Treat this as a planning figure and confirm the number you will actually be charged at US Department of State before you pay.
None of these are exotic. Every one of them is fixable in the ten minutes before you hit submit.
It is not. The B1/B2 decision turns on Section 214(b). Whether you have overcome the presumption of immigrant intent. Bring your ties.
The officer has your DS-160 on screen. If it says 12 March and your itinerary says 20 March, expect a question you did not need.
A six-week holiday on two weeks of annual leave invites scrutiny.
Interview slots move and administrative processing happens. This is exactly the scenario a reservation exists to protect you from.
Buy the reservation on its own, or have us take on as much of the application as you want.
A real, airline-held itinerary with a live PNR you can verify yourself.
₹399$4.5per traveller, one way
FLIGHTWe read your file and tell you exactly what to fix. You assemble the documents.
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ADVICEEverything above, plus the flight reservation and hotel booking, with every date reconciled.
₹1,499$16.9per application
FULLFILEEverything above, and we complete the forms and lodge the application for you.
₹1,999$22.5per application
FILINGIt is not a mandatory attachment. But the DS-160 asks for your intended arrival date and US address, and officers frequently ask about your plans. Having a concrete itinerary makes those answers specific rather than vague.
No. The Department of State says so directly. Interview outcomes and administrative processing timelines are unpredictable, and a non-refundable fare is a real loss.
Not on its own. A B1/B2 refusal is almost always about ties to your home country, not paperwork. The itinerary helps you present a coherent, specific plan. Nothing more, and no service can honestly claim otherwise.
Useful for the DS-160 US address field and for answering “where will you stay?”. ₹299 on its own, or ₹599 bundled with the flight itinerary.
Background reading: what a dummy ticket actually is · is it legal? · how to verify a PNR
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