Appointments are scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. You should allow approximately two hours for the visa interview. All applicants registered for immigration as the spouse, parent, child under the age of 21 of a U.S. citizen are required to attend the Embassy in person for a formal visa interview with a U.S. consular officer.

The Office of International Affairs; International Students and Scholars Office has excellent information for new and prospective students regarding how to obtain a student visa for study in the United States. Go to http://oie.ohio-state.edu for more information. Accept/Decline Admission | Arrival Information | Bring Family Members | Financial Documents | Housing | Registration/Orientation |

Of course you should. Even if you do not have your Visa Screen certificate, they will just tell you to come in for a walk-in interview at the time you do have it. This way you do not have to make another appointment. Do not worry about having the Connecticut application forms. There is a rule called reciprocity that states that if you are licensed in one state, all others must acknowledge that as long as the reciprocity forms and fees are paid to the appropriate states.

Contact SWAU's admissions office. Let them know you got the visa and when you plan to arrive on campus and if you plan to live in the dormitory. The closest international airport is the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. If you are flying you will need to tell us if you need us to pick you up at the airport or if you have friends or family picking you up.

It is not possible for us to predict exactly how long you will be at the Consular Section. We interview applicants as efficiently as possible consistent with reasoned, legally supportable decisions; however, you should be patient as some applicants may be at our office until/after 4:15 p.m. We make every attempt to interview elderly applicants, applicants with infants, disabled applicants and other applicants with special needs early in the day.

most Embassies around the world, visa interviews last roughly 2 minutes. However, we try to give you as much consideration as possible depending upon the volume of applicants that must be interviewed. Interviews typically will range from 2 to 10 minutes in duration depending upon the case.

Yes. Once you have submitted your application and provided your biometric data at a VAC, your application will be sent to the British Embassy or Consulate-General for consideration. Your paperwork will be returned to the VAC for you to collect or you can arrange for the documents to be returned to you.

A17 - Previously, applicants had to qualify with previous travels abroad to avoid the need to come to the Embassy in person. However, from 28 November 2005, there will be no such restrictions on applications via a courier at the Visa Section in Moscow. The Moscow Visa Section will only accept applications submitted by accredited travel agency couriers. We will not be able to accept applications from individuals in person.

Each embassy has its own unique procedures. Some issue the K1 Visa the same day and others process it within a few weeks and have it mailed by courier.

When I went to the American Citizen service hour in April, the question was asked, what if you could not make the interview. The person there answered that they strongly suggested that you do everything possible to make the interview date. They said that if you could not make it, then you would be put at the end of the waiting list. So it could mean waiting another 3-6 months for the next interview slot.

All children ages 7 and above (beginning with the ones who turn 7 on the day of the appointment) need to be physically present during the interview.

The office will assist you in the process of requesting a VISA. It is a long and complex process therefore we recommend to apply as early as possible. Due to tougher internatioanal regulation, at the time of the VISA application, the Foundation becomes the responsible party and the guarantor of your staying: legal statements are made in regard to the legitimacy of your staying and the related financial guarantees.

The interview fee is also called the visa fee. The amount is $325 per person. The whole amount used to be paid at the embassy when the applicant went there for the visa interview. Starting last year, the payment was split in two: the first payment of $260 per person is paid to the US Department of State upon submission of Packet 3 to the INS. The balance of $65 per person is paid to the US embassy when the applicant goes for the visa interview.

Yes, applicants are required appear in person before a consular officer for an interview and fingerprints.

On the day of your interview, if you are found to be fully documented and eligible to receive a fiancé(e) or immigrant visa, the visa will be issued and posted to you within seven to ten days.

Yes, ALL visas are now placed in the applicant's passport. The passport and visa are returned via the Messenger Service together.

The procedures are being constantly updated due to the new INS rules and regulations. Please note that it is a very specific question and the requirements may change at anytime. Your best bet would be to go to the embassy and find out, or call up your friends who are coming to the US.

You can apply for the Belarusian visa either to the nearest to you Belarusiean embassy in another country, or get visa on arrival at the Consular point of the International airport Minsk-2 (code MSQ) if you arrive there by plane. Please note that in order to get visa at the embassy or at the Consular point of the airport you have to make some necessary arrangements beforehand.

It depneds on a kind of visa you would like to obtain. There are 3 kinds of visa: tourist, guest and business. The easies one is tourist visa which will allow you to stay in Belarus up to 30 days. Tourist visa can be 1,2,3 entries.The lenghth of the visa does not depend on the quantity of the entries. In order to obtain the tourist visa you need two documents from a Belarusian travel company. These documents are voucher and invitation.

Yes. All applicants 14 or older and younger than 80 must appear in person, even if they still have a valid visa.