So i have my visa appointment on Friday down in London. i got an E-mail sent to me last Tuesday to say that yummy jobs had my visa documents in their office. when i got home after work that day i had a letter in the post. just a hand written address on a plain white A4 sized envelope. didn't think anything of it at first, but after i opened it and saw the Walt Disney World Resorts headed paper, that's when it drew my attention.
In side the envelope was the letter from Disney to say that they had petitioned for the Q1 visa on my behalf. There was also a web address on the letter that puts you onto a website for the US government on how to apply for a visa. Also included is the I-94 document. You will need to take this with you when you get to check-in for you flight as it has details of where you can be reached in the US, if they need to find you for some reason, a purple letter (apparently this isn't always purple so don't worry if yours isn't purple) informing you of how to complete the I-94. Lastly is the I-797B notice of action form. You will need to take this form with you when going for your visa interview.
So, making and going to your appointment!
Booking your appointment is easy and to be honest slightly nerve racking. Once you have called the number you will then be told how much the call is per minute, after you have been connected they will ask you personal details to make sure you are you. You will need the receipt number for the visa which is on the I-797b for on the top left on the grid. A credit card so you can pay for the appointment. Once all is complete they will tell you the availability of interviews and you choose when and where (London or Belfast) you want your appointment. After all has been confirmed they will then send you two e-mails; one is confirmation of the booking and the other is confirmation of the MRV receipt (this shows that you have paid for the appointment) you will need to print out these two forms and take them with you. [beware these are not the e-mails, they are in PDF attachments within the e-mail]
Once you are on that US government page, near the bottom of the "Applying For Your Visa," there is a link for the list of all the US Embassies and Consulates all over the world. Find the one that applies to you, click on it. You will then be redirected to the website for said Embassy or consulate. On the bar at top under the website header click on "Visa" then a drop-down menu should appear, Click on non-immigrant visas. A page will then appear with all the different types of visas you can apply for, click Q1 (or what ever visa you are applying for) this will then give you info about this type of visa and four steps on how to begin the process.
Then is the DADDY of all forms, the DS-160. This form is fairly long, (they say it takes 75 minutes to complete the form.) but isn't that difficult to fill in. if you require any assistance refer to the step-by-step visa instructions sent by yummy-jobs print it off and have it opened in another window or whatever. to complete the DS-160 you will also your passport and details of your last five visits to the USA and any countries that you have visited over the last five years. A photograph is also required which get attached to your DS-160 form. A tool is provided at the start of the DS-160 before you fill anything in that helps you set up the photo properly.
Once the form has been completed you will then be asked to upload the photo to it and then confirm. After confirming you will then need to print out the confirmation page, you can also e-mail it to print it out if you don't need have access to a printer at home.
My top tips for filling out the DS-106.
- SAVE AFTER EVERY PAGE! (it has a bad reputation of crashing, it also has a fifteen minute time out feature)
- Look for the application number on the top left. You will need this if you need to come back to complete the form for whatever reason.
- Have you passport and dates of your last five visits to the US.
I'll stop myself here because this is long enough i will update in the next few days possibly on Sunday. My appointment is on Friday i don't get back until Friday night, working at 5 am on Saturday then have a Disney meet up on Saturday afternoon with 6/7 of the Scottish Disney people and then working at 5 am again on Sunday. It may not be updated until Sunday night. Or I may even write it on the train home.
Till then good morning/day/night.
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