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Requirement guide

United States, B1/B2 visitor

For applicants holding a Ghana passport. 3 required items, fee USD 185, interview wait varies by post.

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Required

3 items, grouped by what each one proves.

Every line is quoted from the published requirement, with its source linked. Nothing here is our summary of the rule.

Who you are

1

Completed DS-160 confirmation page

The online non-immigrant visa application, submitted, with the confirmation page barcode.
US Department of State

What you can afford

1

Ability to meet the cost of the trip

Evidence that the applicant can meet the costs of the intended visit.
US Department of State

What brings you home

1

Evidence of a residence abroad you do not intend to abandon

Every visitor applicant is presumed to be an intending immigrant until they satisfy the officer that they have a residence abroad which they have no intention of abandoning.
Immigration and Nationality Act, section 214(b)

Why applications on this route fail

The grounds, and what answers each one.

214(b)

Failure to overcome the presumption of immigrant intent

The refusal slip gives no reasoning. What changes on a reapplication is the evidence of ties, not the wording of the form.

This page describes what the mission publishes. It is not immigration advice, the mission can ask for more than it lists, and requirements change without notice. Check the source links before you rely on anything here.

Check your United States file against this list.

Upload what you have and see every place two of your own documents disagree, before you pay the fee.