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Does the interview for a US B1/B2 visa actually influence the decision?
Amongst the many questions on TSE about US visa refusals, there are several where the interview (as described by the applicant) appears so cursory that it seems possible that the refusal decision had ...
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How to fix the "an error occurred while processing your photo" message when applying for a US visa?
I'm trying to apply for a B1/B2 US visa through the official website but unfortunately can't get past the "Confirm photo" stage as I see the following error:
I've tried to re-upload the photo several ...
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What documents should I take to the interview for my US B2 visa application?
I am an Indian house wife planning to visit USA for 3 weeks with my husband holding B1/B2 tourist visa. He is working as an Engineer in Dubai and visited USA once. I am holding holding UAE residence ...
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Would I save much time by applying for an I-94 online before arriving to a land border?
The DHS website allows one to apply for an I-94 online before arriving to the actual border. The description on the page says that:
To complete your I-94 application you will also need to:
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How to retrieve a US DS-160 confirmation page?
I completed a DS160 online application form for the US embassy in Barbados. I got a confirmation page, but it was not printed legibly. I do not have the application ID. Can I retrieve the ...
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My place of birth does not match my passport
I was born in America, but I did not obtain American citizenship because my parents at that time were diplomatic envoys. In general, I traveled as a tourist to America in 2006 with a foreign ...
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How could I have traveled to the US without having my ESTA checked? Is it really needed?
So I went on holiday to the USA last summer. I filled out an ESTA application online, which cost me 14 dollars due to processing costs and whatnot. I printed a copy of the approved PDF and put it in ...
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Applying for a USA B1/B2 Visa for an alien resident in Germany
I hold an EU Blue Card and an Indian Passport and have submitted a paper to a conference in the USA due to occur in September 2019. The Blue Card will expire in August 2019 but have already obtained ...
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How to retrieve the DS-160 application number after closing the browser window?
Due to time out, my application exited without completion. I failed in retrieving the application because my surname is only 4 letters. Since I already made the payment with the ID no. of the ...
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Is a B2 visa application OK for a scientific conference?
Background:
I am a PhD student. I intend to attend a scientific conference in the US in August, where I'll be presenting a paper. I specified B-2 type (tourism, pleasure, visit type) while filling my ...
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ESTA, national identity card for travel by any other country?
I am trying to apply for an ESTA to enter the US, and I realized that there is a question came up on the ESTA application:
Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card for travel ...
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Is there a known problem with ESTA form online?passport validity? [duplicate]
I have a passport which was issued on Oct 26, 2011 and expires on Jul 26, 2022. Therefore it is valid for 10 years and 9 months.
I am applying for an ESTA, but the website won't let me progress as it ...
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Need Waiver for section 212 (a)(6)(c)(i)
In 2014, my baby boy was born in Arlington Heights, USA. In 2015 I was deported from a Chicago airport with my wife & my US citizen baby boy.
I reapplied for a visitor visa in 2017; they give me ...
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Photo older than 6 months uploaded in DS-160 [duplicate]
I uploaded a picture older than 6 months during my DS-160 application.
I used the same picture of a previous Visa application, that had been already cropped with the online tool and so I tought it ...
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