Applicants

• Must be enrolled in a full-time course of post-secondary study and pursuing a degree from an accredited educational institution
• All students in an undergraduate program may participate
• Must demonstrate they will resume studies after participating in SWT
• Final year students will need to show strong plans for graduate school or work after returning to Georgia
• Need to demonstrate English proficiency at a level at which they can successfully perform their job and live in the U.S.

Recruiter Requirements

Agencies that wish to participate in the SWT program must be able to provide students with Department of State authorized DS-2019 forms. If your agency plans to participate in Summer Work and Travel Program, please contact the embassy at tbilisivisa@state.gov. You will be contacted with additional questions.

Application Procedures

All non-immigrant visa applicants are required to pay the non-refundable application fee $140 at any branch of TBC Bank. 

Please bring the following to any branch of TBC-Bank in Georgia during regular business hours:

• passport (must be valid at least another 6 months)
• non-refundable application fee $140 (equivalent to be paid in Georgian Lari (GeL))

Note: If you need a copy of your MRV receipt, please make a photocopy of it prior to coming to the Consular Section. We are not able to make copies of the receipts for visa applicants.

The new on-line nonimmigrant visa application (Link to DS-160) is now obligatory for all visa applicants, regardless of nationality.
This new form simplifies the visa application process by reducing the number of forms required for most applications from three to one.  Once complete, the form is then submitted on-line directly to the U.S. Embassy's Consular Section in Tbilisi. Once the application is complete and submitted on-line, a single confirmation page is printed, and applicants may schedule their personal interview for the next available date. Applicants must bring the printed confirmation page and other required documents with them to their interview.

All non-immigrant visa applicants are required to schedule appointments for a visa interview online. Applicants may do so by visiting the following link: (Schedule Visa Interview).

All SWT applications must present the following at the Consular section:

Coversheet. This cover page lists the applicants and includes: full name, date of birth, university name and location, year of study, number of times already participated in SWT  

• DS-160 Confirmation Page
• A valid passport (must be valid at least another 6 months)
  any previous passports
• SEVIS fee receipt
• Application fee receipt paid in Georgian Lari at TBC-Bank
• DS-2019 – original, plus one copy
• Student certificate
• Grade book  
• Student ID
• Copy of job letter
• Parents’ job letters
• Parents’ financial information
• If you are married you must present a translated and notarized copy of your marriage certificate

Interviews

Every applicant must come to the Embassy for a personal interview and fingerprinting. 

Return Verification

Applicants for Summer Work & Travel programs must complete their programs and return to Georgia after completing the program. We will verify the return of all SWT participants.

Questions

If you have questions or concerns, please contact us via email at tbilisivisa@state.gov.