how long does it takes to apply for U.S. visa for attending a conference as a postgraduate research student?
I’m a temporary resident of Australia and Malaysian citizen. Going to apply U.S. visa if my paper is accepted in the Winter Vision Meeting conference in Colorado. I’ll only have less than 2 months to before the conference by the time the accepted papers are announced. Can I know is it difficult to obtain the visa in such short time? Thanks!
I would recommend that you make the appointment in advance, and buy a refundable air ticket (so you may cancel it if you don’t get your paper accepted). The processing time will be very short for this type of visa – probably it will be done either on the spot or overnight – but the waiting list for an appointment could be longer than 2 months. You could check the waiting list by trying to make an appointment now, and seeing what the current waiting time is.
February 9th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Check with the American embassy in Australia, but it should be less the two weeks I would think.
Check with the US embassy in Australia for the processing time.
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:16 am
I would recommend that you make the appointment in advance, and buy a refundable air ticket (so you may cancel it if you don’t get your paper accepted). The processing time will be very short for this type of visa – probably it will be done either on the spot or overnight – but the waiting list for an appointment could be longer than 2 months. You could check the waiting list by trying to make an appointment now, and seeing what the current waiting time is.
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Two months should be enough time but don’t delay! Apply as soon as you know your paper is accepted.
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