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What to Expect on the Day of your Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Interview:

1. ENTRY PROCESSING

• Please take your place in line at your appointment time at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy.
  
  
• All applicants must pass through security, which includes putting your personal belongings through an x-ray machine and walking through a metal detector. When planning your visit, bring only what is needed for your business with us. Reading material is permitted, but food, drinks, big luggage cannot be brought into the embassy. If you have such items with you, your entry (and the entry of those in line behind you) will be delayed.
  
  
• All electronic devices such as cell phones, iPod, PDAs, laptops, portable game devices, etc. must be checked at the entrance. You will be given a numbered plastic tag when you check your electronics. Please retrieve your checked item(s) by presenting your tag as you leave.
  

2. Document check

• After passing through security, please line up in front of the desk at the consular entrance so that our staff can perform an initial check on your documents.
  
  Note: Please make sure documents are placed in the specified order. See here for details. If you fail to put your documents in the specified order or have incomplete forms, your entrance to the Visa Section will be delayed.
  

3. Submit your documents at Window #1

• After preliminary screening, please go directly to Window #1 (the intake window) in the Visa Section waiting room to submit your documents.
  
  
• After your documents have been submitted, we will enter your application information into the system. Application processing time varies according to visa category. Some applicants who arrive after you may be called earlier than you. We recommend that applicants bring reading material to pass the time.

4. Fingerprinting Procedures

• When your name is called, please proceed to the window.
  
  
• Place four left-hand fingers flat on the green square as shown below. Repeat this procedure with your right-hand fingers. Then place your thumbs together on the green square as shown.

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First, do the four fingers of your left hand.	Second, do the four fingers of your right hand.	Finally, do your two thumbs.

5. Interview

• After you are fingerprinted, please wait for your name to be called again for your interview.
  
  
• When your name is called, please go to the window indicated for your interview. The consular officer will tell you the results of your application at the end of your interview.
  
  
• If you are found eligible, your passport with the visa inside will be delivered to you using your “EXPACK500” envelope in approximately 1-2 weeks.
  
  
Note: We do not guarantee that every case will be processed within seven to fourteen days. Some cases may require additional processing, which could result in a delay of up to six weeks or more. Do not/not make final travel plans until your passport is in your possession.