For Work Permit

Instructions to complete
Instructions DS 160DS
to complete visa
160application
visa
for Work
application forPermit applicants
Work Permit applicants
Your Role
• Incomplete or incorrect forms will not be accepted.

• Applicants will not be able to interview until a correct form
has been re-submitted
• Review the information you entered for accuracy.
• Before filling the DS-160 form have an electronic photo in
the system (scanned Photo – 50x50 mm with white
background)
• Refer next page for photo Specifications
• US Consulate have the ability to identify the source of any
submitted application.
Before Start Filling DS-160 Form
Keep the below information ready before start filling the DS-160
1. Details in the passport

2. Current Residence Address, Wipro Address, Client Address
3. Contact Numbers ( yours, Wipro and Client )
4. Your Education details (Both Bachelor and post graduation
including the dates)
5. Previous Experience details for last 5 years
6. Scanned Photo – 50 mm x 50 mm with white background
7. Place you are going to stay in US
8. US point of contact and person’s address
9. Previous Travel details
10. Previous Visa refusals if applicable
11. Monthly salary in local currency
12. For L1 applicants, please select Chennai consulate only.
To Start DS-160 Form online
• Log onto https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ for the DS-160 application

• The link is also available in consulate’s website and VFS’s website
• Refer the below link to avail the form from VFS website
https://www.vfs-usa.co.in/USIndia/applicationformDS160.html
•Or follow the below path
https://www.vfs-usa.co.in  Click on ‘Application Form DS-160’  then click
on ‘Application form’
Instructions
What you need:
•Your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption and

must have JavaScript enabled.
•The minimum version of Internet Explorer (Windows) that
this site supports is version 5.0 service pack 2 or higher.
•The minimum version of Netscape that this site supports is
version 6.2 or higher.
Note: The time to download each page may vary depending
on the speed of your Internet connection. Please be patient.
Location for Visa
interview depending on
the base location you are
working
•If base location is in

North India (Gurgaon /
Delhi / NOIDA) – then
Select ‘DELHI’

West India (Mumbai /
Pune) – ‘MUMBAI’

East India (Kolkatta) –
‘KOLKATTA’

Andhra Pradesh
(Hyderabad) –
‘HYDERABAD’

South India other than
Andhra Pradesh
(Chennai, Bangalore,
Kochi) ‘CHENNAI’
Click here to start DS
160
To upload previously filled

application. Should have
stored the data in the
system.
To retrieve previously
filled application.
Note this detail.
will help to
retrieve the
application detai
Information
provided here will
be printed on Visa.
So enter the name
as per the
passport. Make
sure you entered
the complete given
as in the passport
and the surname
respectively.
Note: If surname
is not in the
passport then
enter the ‘Given
Name’ in passport
as ‘Surname’ in
the Application (
as surname is
mandatory) and
enter FNU for the
‘Given Name’ field
in the application
Select ‘Do Not
Apply
Select ‘Yes’ only if
used other name apart
from the name in
passport. If any of the
certificates or records
has the name
misspelled then you
can select ‘No’
Remark: Select ‘Yes’
only if the name used
before is completely
different.
These fields will
determine if
additional questions
will be required
later in the form.
Example: Martial
Status is Married
then later form will Fill the
ask for spouse appropriate
details information
Click ‘Save’ to save
the application
How to save the application
Click ‘Save Application to file’

to save the application in your
local drive
Click ‘Save’ to save the

application in your local
drive.
You can change the file

name and locate the
path to the save the
application. The file will
be saved in .dat format.
Session Timed Out
Alert Message will

appear if there is no
activity for 15 minutes
Session Timed Out
The application will get session timed out after

few minutes. So make sure you save the
application as mentioned in the previous slides
If application get session timed out, then click

on ‘Return to Instruction Page’ to start the
application again. And you can upload the
saved file to get the information you filed
before in the application.
Note: The form will start from the very first
page and you need to upload the saved file in
your local disk that is in .dat format and so the
information you filled before, till the time you
saved the application will be there. You just
need to verify the information and click next to
continue the form.
Session Timed Out
As mentioned in the previous slide

once you clicked on ‘Return to the
instructions page’, you will get this
first page of the application again.
You need to click on ‘Start
Application’ to continue the form
Note: The form will start from the
very first page and you need to
upload the saved file in your local
disk that is in .dat format and so the
information you filled before, till the
time you saved the application will
be there. You just need to verify the
information and click next to
continue the form.
Enter the current
residence address.
Note: Do not enter the

address in the passport
as Home Address if your
current residence
address is different
1) Select ‘No’
2) Provide the
corresponding OOC
location address
respective to your base
location
Note: Refer the next

slide for the address of
all OOC location
Address of different location
Chennai Employees: Bangalore Employees:
Meetali Roy Hrudeesh Malavalli
Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies, Overseas Operations Cell
602/3, ELCOT SEZ, S5, C Wing, Ground Floor, A-Wing, 1st Floor, Tower 11
Chennai – 600119 EC-4, #72, Keonics Electronic city, Hosur Road,
PH:044-3929 1937; VOIP 8491937 Bangalore – 560 100. PH: 080-39298237
Mumbai Employees: Delhi/Gurgaon Employees:

Gurrasna Uppal Ashwani Sharma
Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies
Overseas Operation Cell : OOC Plot No. 480-481, Udyog Vihar Phase-3,
Unit # 701, 7th Floor ‘A’ Wing , Kensington (SEZ) Gurgaon 122 016,
Hiranandani Business Park , Powai Mumbai – 400 076. Haryana
Phno Office : +9122 33461270 Phone - (0124) 30864442
Voip : 8511270
Hyderabad Employees: Kolkata Employees:

Mohammed Wahab Manisha Choudhary
Wipro Technologies Wipro Limited
STPI, Tower 4, 1st Floor, Plot No,08 Block DM Sector V
Survey No - 203/1 Salt Lake city
Gachibowli, Manikonda Village Kolkata - 700091
Hyderabad 500032 PH: 033-2367 5030
Telephone: 040-30791796
Address of different location
Kochi Employees: Pune Employees:

Jettas Mathew Chitra Pravin Rawale
Wipro Technologies Wipro Technologies
A2 Wing, S1 Block, Grd Floor, InfoPark SEZ, Plot no 2 MIDC Pune Infotech Park
Kusumagiri PO, Kakkanad, Kochi - 682 030 Hinjewadi
Pune – 411057 Pune – 411057
PH : 0484-3054220 PH : 020-22933700
Address and Phone
Provide your contact numbers.

1)If you do not have home
phone number, then provide
your mobile number for home
phone number.
2) Refer the previous slide for

work phone number.
3) For Work fax no you can

select from one of these based
on your location -
Bangalore - 080 39917900
Hyderabad - 040 30795015
Chennai - 044 22301532
Pune - 020 22933756
Gurgaon - 0124 3084001
Kolkata - 033 23675020
4) Provide your Wipro email ID
Select ‘Do Not Apply’ if you

do not have any information.
Remember to use the “Save“
option to save your
application.
Regular passport (Deep
Blue/Black cover) - Issued for
ordinary travel, such as
vacations and business trips
(36 or 60 pages)
Diplomatic passport
(Maroon cover) - Issued to
Indian diplomats, top ranking
government officials and
diplomatic couriers.
Official passport (White
cover) - Issued to individuals
representing the Indian
government on official
business
Passport
Enter the passport number.

Incorrect passport number
may lead to visa rejection.
So make sure of the
passport number
Select ‘Does Not Apply’, as

it is not applicable to Indian
Passport
Refer the passport to fill

these details. Any
incorrect details provided
here may lead to visa
rejection. So give
accurate details as in
your passport
Passport
Only if State/Province is
mentioned in your
passport, then enter the
same here. Else leave
this field blank
Make sure passport is valid

for at least 6 months
beyond the date of your
visa interview and also your
arrival in the United Sates
Select the appropriate

option here
Click here for the next

page of the application.
Remember to use the

save option.
Select the details as
shown for H1B –
Principal applicant.
Note: Refer the slide

number 44 to select the
details for H4
Fill in the petition

number as shared by
OOC.
Select the details as
shown for L1 –
Principal applicant.
Note: Refer the slide

number 43 to select the
details for L2
Fill in the petition

number as shared by
OOC.
If traveling with the
dependents then the
details required to be
selected as shown for L2
Refer the filled template

available in my wipro – ooc
– usa – work related –
dependent permit stamping
– process to apply – filled
template for guideliness
For H4 select the details as
shown
Refer the filled template

available in my wipro – ooc –
usa – work related –
dependent permit stamping –
process to apply – filled
template for guideliness
Travel
If you do not have any

specific plan, then select
‘No’
Enter any tentative date for
your travel and duration of
your stay and the date should
matches to the date
mentioned in the client invite
letter.
Note: Duration of your stay should

not be more than 45 days
You can either enter the hotel or

apartment address here. Office
address cannot be mentioned here.
You can search for a hotel in the
internet. Some popular hotel
websites are as below,
www.extendedstayamerica.com
www.bestwestern.com
www.marriott.com
Travel
Select
‘Company/Organization’

Remember to use the

save option.
Travel
Select
‘Company/Organization’
Enter ‘Wipro Limited’
Enter appropriate phone

number. Refer Slide 30.
Select relationship as
‘Employer’
Select ‘Yes’.
Note: Only for employees
who are based in US on
work permit and
appearing for a stamping
pursuant in India, should
give the Wipro Sarjapur
address. Refer slide 30
for the address
Travel Companions
Note :Providing this

information correctly
can speed up the
application process.
Select ‘No’, as in
business visa, applicants
are not allowed to take
their dependents
Previous U.S. Travel

can speed up the

option. If you selected
‘Yes’ refer next slide

option. Refer the next
slide

can speed up the
Refer the stamping done

in your passport to get
the arrival date and
length of stay
If you been to US
multiple times, then click
on ‘Add Another’ to enter
the multiple entries
option. This is a
additional question that
will appear only if you
selected ‘Yes’ for the
above question
If you selected ‘Yes’, then

enter the appropriate
information. Visa Number
is a 8 digit number that
usually mentioned in red
in visa stamping page.
Refer next slid for better
understanding.

option

can speed up the
Visa Stamping Page
Visa Number
If you selected ‘No’, then

additional questions
mentioned in the
previous slide will not
appear
Please select the

appropriate option. Enter
the details of visa refusal
if any ( like date of
refusal, reference
number, reason)

can speed up the
U.S. Contact
US contact person can

be any individual in U.S.
who knows you and can
verify your identity. It is
advisable to give your
onsite manager details
and not client details
If you enter your onsite

manager or a person
form client, then select
relationship as ‘Business
Associate’
U.S. Contact
Enter the address of the

person whom you given
as U.S. point of contact.
You can give the office
address, if you do not
have the concern
person’s residential
address.
Family
Enter the appropriate

details here. If you do not
have the your father’s
date of birth, then select
‘Do Not Know’
Family

details here. If you do not
have the your mother’s
date of birth, then select
‘Do Not Know’
Select ‘Yes’ only if you

have any immediate
relatives in U.S. like
Spouse (Husband/wife),
Child (Son/Daughter), or
Sibling (Brother/Sister)
Family
Select ‘Yes’ only if you

have any immediate
relatives in U.S. like
Spouse (Husband/wife),
Child (Son/Daughter), or
Sibling (Brother/Sister).
And given details
If you want to enter

multiple entries, then use
‘Add Another’
Family

detail. Only if you
selected the Marital
Status as Married in
‘Personal Information’ at
the beginning of the form,
then this section will
appear. And if you
selected the marital
status as Single, then this
section will not appear.
Select ‘Same as Home

Address’
Work/Education/Training

option that
matches to your
job or designation.
1) If no option is
matching, then
select ‘Other’ and
enter your
designation.
2) For child, if they
are studying then
select ‘Student’,
else select ‘Other’
and enter ‘New
born baby or minor
and their age’
Note: This section
may not appear
for ladies. But
they can continue
the form to
submit
If you selected ‘Other’ as

Primary occupation, then
a text box will appear
wherein you can enter
the information
Enter your current office

address.
Note: This section

may not appear
for ladies. But
they can continue
the form to submit
Note: This section

may not appear
for ladies. But
they can continue
the form to submit
Enter your monthly salary

and your current role and
responsibilities. Vacation
travelers can enter their
month salary in USD

Remember to use the

save option.

option
If you previously
employed, then select
‘Yes’ and enter the
previous employment
details. Do not enter the
details of employment
with Wipro, start from the
employment before
Wipro and provide your
employment information
for last 5 years and it not
necessary to give the
details beyond 5 years
Use ‘Add Another’ for

multiple entries
Select ‘Yes’ and start

from your higher Degree
( from post graduate to
bachelor degree). You do
not need to give the 10th
and 12th education
details.
Note: This section
may not appear for
ladies. But they can
continue the form to
submit
You can give any tentative

date, but month and year
should be accurate.
If you want to enter

multiple entries, then use
‘Add Another’
Please select the

appropriate
option. Not being
honest when
answering these
questions could
result in a visa
ineligibility
Enter Name of the Employer as
‘Wipro
Limited’
Enter the client Address where you’ll

be
working in U.S. and make sure the
petition is filled for the same location.
Note: If you are moving to different
client and/or different location then
you need to apply for Transfer
Enter your onsite salary (in monthly).
Refer the petition for the same.
Refer the below path to get the figure
My Wipro>>My Travel>>Travel
Management (Old)>>US
Application>>Switch Role to
Employee>>Under My Cases, click on
the appropriate
application>>Application
Package>>click on LCA (sometime it
will be in number like 2617 and the
attachment will be in PDF Format) >>
Search for the 'Prevailing Wages’ in the
PDF>>Convert the same into monthly
and enter here
Note: If your unable to get this, then log

a call in Service Connect
Upload Photo
1) Use the Browse button

to locate the photo.
2) Click here to upload

the selected photo
Confirm Photo
Instructions here is the

confirmation of the
acceptations of the photo. If
photo is not accepted, then
upload a different photo.
On acceptance of the photo,

click here to use the same photo
and if you want to upload a
different photo, then click on
Click Here
‘Select a Different Photo’
Upload Photo
Click here if you want to

upload a different photo.
Click Here
Click here to review the

application
Review
Note Review the

application carefully to
make sure information
entered are accurate
Click here to take the

print out of the form
Click here to make

change in the application
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Current location where you

will be submitting your
application
L1 applicants has to select
Chennai only
Click to sign and submit

the application
Sign and Submit
Read the
instructions
before submitting
the form
Confirmation
Click here for the

confirmation page
Confirmation
Select ‘No’
Enter the passport

Please read
number
Scroll Down
Enter the code shown.
This is the Digital
Signature
Click here submit the

application and next
page is the DS-160
confirmation page
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Current location where

you will be submitting
your application
Click to sign and submit

the application
Sign and Submit
Read the
instructions
before submitting
the form
Confirmation
Click here for the

confirmation page
Confirmation
Select ‘No’
Enter the passport

Please read
number
Scroll Down
Enter the code shown.
This is the Digital
Signature
Click here submit the

application and next
page is the DS-160
confirmation page
DS-160 Confirmation Page
Note: Please take a print of this and
keep it with you, it will be required at
the time of interview. Without a
printout of this you will not be
allowed into the Embassy/Consulate
This is the CEAC Barcode that will be

used together with HDFC Barcode to
book the appointment. Please
communicate this barcode number to
OOC team, it will be required for
booking your appointment.
Note: Please make sure of ‘O’
(alphabet ‘O’) and ‘0’ ( Number zero)
in the confirmation number
Note: Follow the below step,

1. Click on Email Confirmation to get the soft copy
of this confirmation to your email.
2. Then click ‘Print confirmation’
3. Finally click on ‘Print the application’
4. Once if you exit from the application (refer next
slide) then there is no option to get back to
this page again. Also we cannot make any
changes on the submitted application . Incase
if it session time out after clicking on any
confirmation button or any changes required,
then upload the saved file and do the
necessary changes and submit the form again
and you will get new confirmation number.
5. Screenshot of the confirmation page will not be
accepted by the U.S. Consulate

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• Incomplete or incorrect forms will not be accepted.

1. Details in the passport

• Log onto https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ for the DS-160 application

What you need:

•Your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption and

•If base location is in

•If base location is in

•If base location is in

•If base location is in

•If base location is in

To upload previously filled

Click ‘Save Application to file’

Click ‘Save’ to save the

You can change the file

Alert Message will

The application will get session timed out after

If application get session timed out, then click

As mentioned in the previous slide

Note: Do not enter the

Note: Refer the next

Mumbai Employees: Delhi/Gurgaon Employees:

Hyderabad Employees: Kolkata Employees:

Kochi Employees: Pune Employees:

Provide your contact numbers.

2) Refer the previous slide for

3) For Work fax no you can

4) Provide your Wipro email ID

Select ‘Do Not Apply’ if you

Enter the passport number.

Select ‘Does Not Apply’, as

Refer the passport to fill

Make sure passport is valid

Select the appropriate

Click here for the next

Remember to use the

Note: Refer the slide

Fill in the petition

Note: Refer the slide

Fill in the petition

Refer the filled template

Refer the filled template

If you do not have any

Note: Duration of your stay should

You can either enter the hotel or

Click here for the next

Remember to use the

Enter ‘Wipro Limited’

Enter appropriate phone

Note :Providing this

Note :Providing this

Select the appropriate

Select the appropriate

Note :Providing this

Refer the stamping done

If you selected ‘Yes’, then

Select the appropriate

Note :Providing this

If you selected ‘No’, then

Please select the

Note :Providing this

US contact person can