An official website of the United States government
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
There is limited availability for nonimmigrant visa services. Please use our online booking system for an appointment.
Effective June 17, 2023, the visa application fee of MGA 851,000 (USD 185.00) will be collected ONLY at the Embassy in Antananarivo at the time of your interview according to the current Consular Rate of Exchange.
Payment can be in Ariary or in U.S. Dollars.
Visa Issuance Fees: On basis of reciprocity, citizens of Comoros, as well as other nations, may be charged a visa issuance fee in addition to the visa application fee. This fee varies depending on the type of visa and number of entries.
Please note that the current consular exchange rate in Madagascar is Ariary 4,600= $1 U.S.
Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Fee Increase
The U.S. Department of State has increased certain nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fees and Border Crossing Card (BCC) fees for Mexican citizens age 15 and over. These fee increases are effective as of June 17, 2023.
Other consular fees remain the same, including the waiver of the two-year residency required fee for certain exchange visitors. Applicants who have already paid a visa application fee that is currently valid and non-expired, but who have not yet appeared for their visa interview or are waiting for their case to be processed, will not be charged any additional fees.
For additional information please visit this page from the Department of State’s website.
To book your appointment, you will need the barcode number from your DS-160.
To get an appointments, go to the Appointment System website and follow the instructions.
You must print and bring your Appointment Confirmation page to your interview. Each visa applicant must have his/her own appointment. If you are applying as a family, each applying member must have an appointment.
To change/cancel an appointment, log-in to your account with your name and the ID number that was generated by the system when you made your appointment.
IMPORTANT: To prevent multiple bookings by the same person, the Embassy/Consulate reserves the right to cancel any appointments that do not appear to be valid reservations. Please spell your name correctly. Multiple name spellings with the same or similar passport numbers may be subject to cancellation.
Consular Section’s contact for visas-related information request: AntanVisa@state.gov.
Consular Section’s contact for American Citizen: AntanACS@state.gov.
Overview
If you have an unforeseen travel need as per one of the criteria listed below, you may qualify for an expedited appointment depending on availability at the U.S. Embassy. It is important to ensure you meet all the criteria, because applicants are only allowed to create one expedited appointment request.
Qualifications
Before you apply for an expedited appointment, you must ensure that you have documentary evidence to prove the urgency. If it appears during your visa interview that you misrepresented the reasons for urgent travel, such facts will be noted on your case file and may adversely influence the outcome of your visa application. Applicants who are granted an expedited appointment but subsequently refused a visa at the U.S. Embassy will not be allowed to utilize this option to obtain another expedited appointment.
Note: Travel for the purpose of attending weddings and graduation ceremonies, assisting pregnant relatives, participating in an annual business/academic/professional conference, or enjoying last-minute tourism does not qualify for expedited appointments. For such travel, please schedule a regular visa appointment well in advance.
Valid Reasons for Requesting an Expedited Appointment:
Urgent Business Travel
Purpose of travel is to attend to an urgent business matter where the travel requirement could not be predicted in advance.
Essential documentation:
Or
Students or exchange visitors
Purpose of travel is to begin or resume a valid program of study in the United States within 60 days when no regular visa appointments are available. This option is limited only to students and exchange students who are within 60 days of their start date. It is also limited only to applicants who have not been refused a visa within the last six months at the U.S. Embassy.
Essential documentation:
Medical Needs
Purpose of travel is to obtain urgent medical care, or to accompany a relative or employer for urgent medical care.
Essential documentation:
Funeral/Death
Purpose of travel is to attend the funeral of or make arrangements for repatriating the body of an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, child, grandparent, or grandchild) in the United States.
Essential documentation:
Applying for an Expedited Appointment
Step 1
Complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form
Step 2
Email AntanVISA@state.gov to request an expedited appointment after confirming that they are no available appointments before your urgent travel date. Be sure to attach all required documentation.
Step 3
If the Embassy approves your request, then you will receive an email confirming the date and time of your expedited appointment. Should the Embassy deny your request for an expedited appointment, you will be notified of the denial by email. You are free to schedule a regular appointment on the Embassy website.
Note: The email confirming or denying your request will come from AntanVISA@state.gov. Some email applications have rules which filter unknown senders into a spam or junk mail folder. If you have not received your email notification, please look for the message in your junk and spam email folders.
Step 4
Visit the U.S. Embassy on the date and time of your visa interview. You will need to bring a printed copy of the email confirmation of your Expedite Appointment, your DS-160 confirmation page, one recent photograph, your current and all old passports, and the visa fee payment. Applications without any of these items will not be accepted.
Arrival
We strongly advise visitors to arrive 15 minutes before their scheduled appointment time. In some cases we may not be able to accommodate visitors who arrive more than 15 minutes late.
Please allow for at least five minutes to complete the required security screening at the Consular entrance to the Embassy compound across from the Jovena gas station.
Security
Due to security concerns and space limitations, the U.S. Embassy does not allow interested parties such as friends, relatives, attorneys, or business contacts to attend a visa interview with an applicant. All U.S. Embassy visitors and their personal belongings must pass through a security screening before entering the Embassy compound. For reasons of safety and security, visitors may not bring the following prohibited items onto the Embassy compound:
This list is not all-inclusive and security officials reserve the right to deny entry of items determined to be unsafe or a threat to security.
The following items are permitted:
If you need reasonable accommodation for your appointment, we encourage you to request your accommodation immediately once you schedule your appointment. We make every effort to provide accommodations to persons with disabilities and medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations vary, depending on the situation and the person’s needs.
Examples of accommodations include, but are not limited to:
If you are unable to provide fingerprints because of a medical condition, including birth defects, physical deformities, skin conditions, you may qualify for a fingerprint waiver for certain fingers.
The waiting room of the Consular Section and its restroom is wheelchair-accessible.
Please contact us at AntanVisa@state.gov for more information or to request reasonable accommodation.
Please call: (+261) 33 44 320 00
Outside of Office Hours, contact: (+261) 33 44 320 00
Outside of Comoros: +261 33 44 320 00
Emergency Contact – All Locations Get Travel Alerts International Parental Child Abduction Arrest of a U.S. Citizen Death of a U.S. Citizen Victims of Crime Emergency Financial Assistance