Here are the step by step instructions to take web appointment. I might miss something but I hope strongly it should help for the first time users.

1.Click on "Apply for Non-Immigrant Visa".
It will show visa fees details and click "Continue".

2.It will ask for BEP. BEP is Business Executive Program which is mostly employers who frequently apply for visa to their employees.
When applying as individual/personnal Select option NO.

3.a. Create a new application
This link is used to create a new application for the first time.
When your saved application got deleted bcos of not confirming the date during 7 days period, you have use this link and recreate again.

b. Retrive/Modify a saved application
Until you confirm the appointment date or before completing all the procedures, You will see the option "Save Application and Exit" in most of the screens.
Once you hit that button, later point you need to use this link to do further changes in the applications if any and need to complete the remaining procedures to confirm appointment date.

c. Download saved appication.
This link is used to download the saved DS156,DS157,appoinment letter


4. Click "Create a new application"
It will show the required handy documents, terms and conditions. Select option "I agree" and click "Continue"

5. Fill up the type of visa,state of residence and complete all details and click "Continue".
If the dates are available for one applicant it will be shown in green and click "Continue".
Else it will popup dates unavailable message and you need to follow from Step 1 later.

6. Fill up the applicant Passport Expiry date and click "continue"

7. Fill up the applicant name and other details and click "continue".
Make sure you follow same case(upper/lower) all the time when you this screen.
Carefully read the Note given at the bottom of the screen.

8. It may show that you will be filling DS156 in next screen and adobe requirements,etc. Click "Continue"

9. Fill up the DS156 application and Save and Continue.
After you saved successfully, it should show a summary screen with the applicant name and DS156 with a Tick Mark.

10.You will see DS157 (without tick mark) if the applicant age is below 56. Else you will not see DS157. Skip 11 and 12.
The website automatically decides whether the applicant needs DS157 or not based on the DOB you have entered.

11.click the DS157 link to fill up the application.

12.After you saved successfully, it should show a summary screen with the applicant name and below DS156 with a Tick Mark, now DS157 also with a Tick mark.

13. Important: If you taking appointment for a family/group you need click "Add new Applicant" to get the same date/slot. If you are taking appoinment for only one you may need to click Continue for Confirm option.

14. After you click "Add new applicant", the website checks for the same date/slot for 2 applicants.
If the dates are available you may need to continue from step 6 for the new applicant.
If not available, you have to Save Application and Exit. And try again later using step 3.b


15. Follow the same steps as you done for the first applicant until you see the summary screen.
Now your summary screen will show first applicant name and below DS156(Tick), DS157(Tick) and the second applicant name and below DS156 (Tick)
Complete DS157 if needed for the second applicant.

16. From this summary screen, you may have options like Save and Exit,continue for Confirmation.

17. click Continue for Confirmation.

18. It will ask for BlueDart delivery information for each applicants.You may choose to deliver Office address,hold at counter or other location.

18. After that, finally you may able to select the available date for appoinment.

19. Once you have done successfully, there will be option to enter a email address where they will forward a link to download the documents.

20. I beleive it will show the summary screen now with appointment letter,DS156,Ds157 and instruction for all the applicant.

21. Thats it. You are done.


I am not aware of Re-schdule/Cancel appointment procedure since I didnt done so far. If someone can throw some lights on it, it will great.