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U.S. Visa Document Pre-Check

Build a visa-specific checklist, add the files you plan to use, and catch common preparation or technical issues before you submit. FilexFlow does not decide visa eligibility or predict approval.

Free pre-checkNo account required to startDocuments stay on this deviceOfficial-source checklist

1. Your application

Visa category

Where will you apply?

Interview date (optional)

Stage

Current baseline checklist

Requirements vary by visa category and embassy/consulate. “May be requested” items are intentionally not shown as universally required.

2. Add your files

Choose the documents you want to pre-check

PDF, JPG or PNG · up to 12 files. Lightweight checks run locally in your browser; these files are not uploaded during the pre-check.

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Official sources

Checklist reviewed against current U.S. Department of State guidance. Last reviewed: August 27, 2026.

Visitor visa requirements ↗
DS-160 guidance ↗
Student visa requirements ↗

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Your Visa Document Workspace

Your original and prepared documents are kept in FilexFlow storage on this device. They are not attached to your FilexFlow account. If you use a FilexFlow server-side conversion, download the result and add it back here as a prepared version.

0% of required checklist documents collected

Keep your visa preparation with you

Install FilexFlow on this device and turn on alerts. We monitor official U.S. visa updates and, when something may affect your checklist, we flag it for review before publishing any requirement change.

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100% means all required items in the current FilexFlow checklist have been added on this device. It is not a visa eligibility, legal-sufficiency or approval score.

Learn before you upload

U.S. visa document guides

U.S. visa document checklist

Required vs. potentially requested documents.

Documents for the DS-160

What information and documents to have nearby.

U.S. visa photo guide

Digital and printed photo basics.

F-1 student visa documents

I-20 and supporting-document overview.

Visa PDF too large?

Reduce file size while protecting readability.

Visa PDF tools

Compress a PDF to the target shown by your portal.