hey, i got a email sayin d 1st round of appointments were next wednesday but it didnt tell me my time or whether i had it that day. do u get another individual email?
came with the email. here i will post it sure: This is from USIT
1) The MANDATORY DS-160 Form Confirmation page with digital photo (please see the J1 Visa Guide on your tracking account for full details of this) scanned on to it. YOU MUST HAVE THIS FORM COMPLETED ONLINE A MINIMUM OF 5 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF YOUR INTERVIEW DATE.
2) 2 x 2 photo (you must bring this photo with you to the interview, even if you have a photo scanned on to the DS-160 already – please see the J1 Visa Guide on your tracking account for full details of this).
3) Under ‘Travel’ Section of DS-160, the question ‘Purpose of Trip to US’, please ensure you have selected the answer ‘Student/Exchange Visa (F, J, M, Q)’.
4) US Embassy Bank Draft made out to the value of either Exactly USD$131 or Euro equivalent (see http://dublin.usembassy.gov/non-immigrant_visas/niv-fees.html for details) PLEASE NOTE: The US Embassy CANNOT accept a bank draft made out to ANY other amount.
5) Valid Passport, and all other supplementary documentation required as per your J1 Visa Guide Checklist.
PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU DO NOT BRING THIS COMPLETED ONLINE FORM WITH YOU TO YOUR INTERVIEW, THE US EMBASSY WILL BE UNABLE TO INTERVIEW YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE TO RESCHEDULE YOUR INTERVIEW AT A COST OF €50.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE, DUE TO A LACK OF APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY AT THE US EMBASSY WE CAN’T GUARANTEE YOU’LL GET A NEW APPOINTMENT DATE BEFORE MAY OR JUNE!!!
hey i had my interview last week, make sure you guys get that photo right depending on which counter you end up at they might send you out to get it redone
That happened to me yesterday, had an off-white instead of white background had to go down the street and pay 7.50 to get new photos at a pharmacy. ya dont need the stress cause ya have to go through security and all that again
had mine yesterday too its just a loada bullshite i was dying too!! all they do is take fingerprins only takes like 15 minutes..the staff there are ignorant as fuk tho!!!
hey guys there was a load of us in the embassy there who got stuck waiting in there for a good 4 hours as one of the consulars didnt show or something like that....so just be warned...you never know what could happen....
Went to my interview.. Got in at 8.00am. Security at the front is just like going through the airport. Bout 5 mins ther till i was called up to hand in my passport, DS-160, DS-2019, SEVIS form and Bank draft (MUST HAVE ALL THESE)
Sat back down for 25 mins till I was called back up for the finger scanning then back to my seat for a further 25 mins. Called up for the all important interview.
Got up to the glass screen and asked, where was i going? Do i have a job? Did I read the sheet they gave me(employees rights while in the US) and what college am I in? Scan my middle finger. The whole time he was talking to me he just looked at the computer screen. Took less than a minute, gave my receipt and I was outta ther!!
The hardest part is the waiting so bring a paper or a book as you cant have any electronics on. Basically the interview is as easy as going to a bank and I think its just to see in person if you are who you say you are.
I was in and out in less than 40mins, my appointment was down for 1pm but i went there at 9am because i heard that the queues are bad that time so go early to avoid the waiting.
