"Sponsoring Mission/Organization" on DS-160 for A-2 visa
On the DS-160 form for an A-2 visa application, there is a set of questions related to "Sponsoring Mission/Organization":
My employer (an agency of the German federal government) is paying for the trip, but I can't write a German address here. I'm travelling to attend a meeting, but the organising institute states they have nothing to do with the A-2 visa and their information should not be here, which is probably accurate. The hint states Enter "Embassy of your country", which I could do (probably Germany then), but I don't have a contact name there.
What are they looking for here?
Best Answer
For you to get the A-2 visa, the German government (the foreign ministry, I presume) has to notify the US Department of State that you will be traveling to the US on official business. See 8 USC 1101(a)(15)(A)(ii): "upon a basis of reciprocity, other officials and employees who have been accredited by a foreign government recognized de jure by the United States, who are accepted by the Secretary of State, and the members of their immediate families" (emphasis added).
Whoever will be doing that should be able to tell you how to fill out the application form, including whose name to give in the contact fields. You mentioned in your other question that the agency you work for has said that you must use an A-2 visa. The person or office who is responsible for that policy must have a contact at the German foreign ministry because they will have to tell the foreign ministry to tell the US Department of State about your trip.
So it seems to me that you should ask your employer about this, and in particular ask them to refer you to someone at the foreign ministry who can provide you the name of the officer in the German Embassy whose name you should give as a contact.
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