Embassy of the United States Monrovia, Liberia

For the best information on traveling to the United States, please visit the official United States Visa Information page or the U.S. Visa Information Service for Liberia website.

Please visit the U.S. Visa Information Service for Liberia website or call our visa information hotline at 0-776-234-999 for complete information on the visa application process – including costs, required forms, procedures, and detailed instructions on how to make an appointment for a visa interview.

All applicants must pay the necessary visa application fees before they can schedule an interview appointment.

To reschedule an appointment, applicants should call the call center at 0-776-234-999. Interviews can only be scheduled or rescheduled through the call center.

All visa applicants must make a standard appointment before they can request an expedited appointment.  Expedited appointments can be requested online through the U.S. Visa Information Service for Liberia website or via the visa information hotline at 0-776-234-999. Please note that we cannot guarantee that we will be able to honor your request. Applicants should not cancel any existing visa appointments until they have received an email reply from the Consular Section confirming an expedited appointment.

All nonimmigrant visa applications must submit the online DS-160 form. Please review the U.S. Visa Information Center for Liberia's DS-160 Information page for additional information.

Applicants must bring their printed confirmation page to the Embassy at the time of their appointment. 

Please note that all applicants will be held accountable for the information submitted in their application. Applicants are encouraged to review their application for errors prior to submission.

For security reasons, you may not take any of the following items into the building: weapons of any kind or size, sharp metal or glass objects, razor blades, liquids, bottles, powdery substances, umbrellas and electronic or battery-operated equipment (including cell phones, radios, tape recorders, cameras, personal digital assistants, computers), food, drinks, or pre-mixed baby formula. 

There are no lockers available in which to store these items, so please plan accordingly.

Family members may accompany applicants who may require assistance (such as minor children, the elderly or disabled), but a consular officer will not interview family members who seek visas without an appointment. Each visa applicant must make an individual appointment for his or her visa interview.

No. We will be happy to interview members whenever they can obtain appointments. Each member of a group must qualify individually for a visa.

No. The Consular Section does not receive documents on behalf of non-immigrant visa applicants.

All applicants for nonimmigrant visas to the United States must demonstrate to a consular officer at the time of the visa interview that they have sufficient social, economic, family or other ties to Liberia that would require them to return to Liberia at the end of a temporary stay in the United States. As every visa applicant is different, there is no specific or required way to demonstrate such ties. No particular documents by themselves are proof of such ties.

Applicants should be prepared to discuss and demonstrate to the consular officer their socio-economic ties to Liberia and may present any supporting evidence they wish. Presentation of particular documents is NOT a guarantee of visa issuance. Consular officers may request to see any proof they consider helpful for visa adjudication. 

Since there is no document that a visa applicant must have, there is no advantage to presenting false or fraudulent documents in support of a visa application. Engaging in fraud for visa purposes can make you permanently ineligible for a visa.

It is impossible to predict when administrative processing for a given visa case will be completed, because all visa applications are treated individually. We will contact visa applicants directly when administrative processing is completed.

In almost all cases, a visa denial is not permanent. Applicants may reapply at any time. We strongly recommend, however, that applicants only reapply if they believe that their circumstances have significantly changed, or they are able to present additional compelling evidence regarding their travel plans and socio-economic ties to Liberia. 

We request that you pick up your visa personally, or if you wish to send another person, to provide that person with a signed letter of permission and valid ID to pick up your passport. This is to prevent unauthorized individuals from taking your passport and visa.

Consular staff will not release the visa without a claim ticket or letter of permission and valid ID. The Embassy declines all responsibility once the visa has been released to an individual.

A visa is only valid for the person to whom it was issued; if you lose your passport, the visa cannot lawfully be used by another person. If you do not recover your passport, you should report the loss/theft to the appropriate Liberian authorities and the U.S. Embassy as soon as possible.

The United States does not replace lost visas. If your passport has been lost or stolen, you must reapply for a new visa.