• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months, counting from the day you leave China.
• Your passport must contain at least one blank, completely clear “VISAS” page (amendments and endorsement pages do not count).
• Your passport must be signed and in good condition. The consulate staff may reject your passport if they find it to be in damaged condition, even if you don’t think that’s the case.
• If your passport shows that you were born in China, Taiwan, Macau, or Hong Kong, please make sure to follow the instructions for additional requirements in the tabs below.

CLICK HERE if your passport does not meet all of these requirements.

Please CLICK HERE for the application kit with a pre-filled online application sample to help you fill out your online visa application form and gather all your documents. Consult it as you go through the various forms below. If you have any questions, please contact the USC staff.

Form 1 (it must be typed-in only):CLICK HERE for the online visa application form. When the page loads, please select the orange button on the far left of the main page menu. (Please note: The information on this form is susceptible to being timed-out.
Form 2 (it must be hand-written only): CLICK HERE for the Non-US citizen additional form
Form 3 (it can be typed-in or hand-written): CLICK HERE for the undertaking form
Form 4 (it must be typed-in only): CLICK HERE for a supplementary information form (Warning: Due to a glitch in the original PDF file, please ignore question number 13 and leave it as it appears, with your name on it. Do not add anything else to the answer)
Form 5 (it can be typed-in or hand-written): CLICK HERE to download and fill in the India Declaration and Undertaking form

Important:

All forms, typed-in or handwritten, must be printed in black ink, white paper only, and signed by hand with a ball end pen (no markers, no pencils).
No electronic signatures
Home address information: Please enter all your addresses as instructed on the sample application very accurately, matching the USC Support Letter (to be provided to you by the USC staff). Make sure to use the same address information on all forms. If you have any questions, please contact the USC staff.
When you are finished with your online visa application, print it out and sign it. Keep all the lines in your signature within the signature box entirely. Lines outside the signature box will get your application rejected by the Indian consulate.

• Professional passport-type photograph: 1
  • In the event that you do not have a professionally taken photo, please see the USC staff for help

• A simple, clear photocopy of your student ID from USC

• Flight itinerary print-out
• USC Support Letter addressed to the consulate of Brazil

• You MUST submit your original US immigration documents (submit all that apply to you): I-94, permanent resident (green) card, I-20, advance parole originals, etc.

Payment options:

Make one payment to Arista for all visa fees (if you’re applying for more than one visa, you may add the fee amounts into a single payment). Arista will then pay for the government fees on your behalf.
Pay by check – Payable to Arista Passport and Visa Services. Please submit your check along with your materials to USC.
By debit or credit card – Enter your card number and expiration date information on the Arista Work Order Form*
(*) If you’re paying by credit or debit card, please add $5 to your payment to cover the credit card service charges. For example: if you’re paying for your Indian visa (non-U.S. citizens’ fee is $80), then send payment for ($80 + $5 =) $85.

• Former Indian citizens who obtained another citizenship MUST present the last Indian passport or Indian visa ever issued to the applicant
• Proof of name change: If the applicant’s name has changed since birth, please provide the original court order, naturalization certificate, or marriage certificate showing the name change