Online Non-Immigrant Visa Application (DS-160)

https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/

• This is the first step of your US Visa application, which is done online.
• Please use Internet Explorer! DS-160 might not be able to run on Google
Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
• Have your documents required to complete the DS-160 ready:
 Passport
 Job Offer/EOAF
 Student Letter
• Please complete the online application until the last part – SEVIS. Note
that you will not be able to fully complete this online application,
because SEVIS is not ready until your DS-2019 has arrived in our office.
However, please complete other details as soon as possible.
• We can assist you with checking, completing and submitting your DS-160
on your behalf. Once you have completed the online application until
the SEVIS part, please provide us with your details as stated below:

Application ID:
Surname:
Birth Year:
Security Question & Answer:

Note that you are responsible for ensuring all questions have been answered
truthfully without mistakes! We will not amend any info details in your
application but only those that needed to be changed.
Select MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR

Click here if unsure about US Visa

Photo requirements

Click to start your application!

You can save your application and

continue in the future.

US Visa photo standards are 2 inch X 2 inch (5cm x 5cm), Color, White Background, with
the head consisting of 50% of the photo. See the following links for details:

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/my/my-niv-photoinfo.asp
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/photos.html
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/general/photos/photo-page.html

Have your photo taken by a professional photographer / photo shop. You can complete the
online application without the photo. However, you will still need to bring 1 physical photo
to the US Embassy on Interview Day.
 Remember to note down your
Application ID. You will need it to
retrieve your visa application

And also remember your Security

Question and Answer as well.

After this, click “Continue” below

Note that you don’t have to complete your application in one go! You can save your
application, then re-login with your information below and continue:

Application ID:
Surname:
Birth Year:
Security Question & Answer:

Note: Use ONLY the Next page/Previous page buttons provided in the system, NOT the
ones on your browser! Failure to do so might result in your information unsaved.
 Surnames/Last Name/Family Name AS IN
PASSPORT

Given Name/First Name AS IN PASSPORT

If you do not have name in

native alphabet, choose “Does
Not Apply”
 Your home country

For Malaysians, it is your IC

number.

SSN and Tax ID does not apply

for first-timers.
 For Malaysians, Select “Yes”. If you have another
CURRENT LIVING ADDRESS, fill in accordingly. Your
Visa & Passport will be mailed to this address.

For international students, Select “No”, and fill

in your CURRENT LIVING ADDRESS as the
Mailing Address

Do NOT choose “Does Not Apply”,

fill in your Email Address!
 Your passport is a
“Regular” passport

Your passport number

If you are unsure what is Passport Book
Number, select “Does Not Apply”

If no, choose “No”. If “Yes”, then

the form will extend as shown in
the next page…
Fill in the information
TRUTHFULLY!
EXCHANGE VISITOR (J)

When asked to
“Specify”, choose
EXCHANGE VISITOR (J1)

If you have not made

specific flight and travel
plans, choose “No”

The form will be

extended as shown in
the next page…
 1-5 days before your
Start Date stated in your
Job Offer. If unsure, just
Maximum allowed write your Job Start Date
duration is 4
months. DO NOT
WRITE MORE THAN
4 MONTHS even if
you are working for
4 months and Address where you will
travelling be staying can be found
afterwards! on your Job Offer, or
Google search

Choose “Self”. You can

choose other options, but
you will be prompted to
fill in more details

Choose “No”. Unless you

have immediate family
members following you.
 If you have never been to
the US, then choose
“No”.

However, if any of the

answers to the below
questions is “Yes”, then
you have to answer
truthfully, as you would
have a history record
with the US Department
of State.

Examples shown in the

following screenshots are
as below..

Refer to your passport

(old passport) for details.
If unsure, provide a best
estimate.
 Refer to your passport
(old passport) for details.

If you don’t know your

Visa Number, choose “Do
Not Know”
 Refer to Job
Offer for details.

Choose
“Employer”

Please fill in ALL

DETAILS. The only
reason to leave them
blank is if your
parents have passed
away/are divorced

Ensure that if your

parents are in the US,
their status is legal, or
else you have to inform
us ASAP
 Same applies here..

Select “Yes” if you have

immediate relatives in
the US
Choose “Student”, and
fill in details below

Choose “Does Not

Apply”, and describe
your duties as “I AM A
STUDENT”
 Being that you are a
student, you can
choose “No”. If you
choose “Yes”, you will
have to fill out the
details below
 Provide details on any
schools/institutions
that you attended prior
to University, such as
your High School
For those who choose
“Yes”, there might be
followup questions.
Answer accordingly
There are 5 Parts to “Security and Background”. Please read through and
answer truthfully. All answers should be “No”. If any of your answers are
“Yes”, you might want to contact us for clarification.
 List 2 friends who can
be your contact. MUST
BE FRIENDS, NOT
RELATIVES OR FAMILY

This part – SEVIS – is the part where you might not be able to
complete at the moment. However, you can go back 1 step to
“Additional Contact”, and save your application.

Then, email us your Application ID, Surname, Birth Year & Security
Question/Answer. We can assist on completing your application after
your DS-2019 has arrived in our office.
 We can help upload
your photo. Remember
to email it to us.
 If you filled out the
above applications
yourself, choose “No”

We will proof read

your application prior
to submitting