Getting a visa to the United States for Russians turned into a lottery
With serious difficulties had to meet travelers applying for a visa to the United States. After August 23, the issuance of non-immigrant visas to America was suspended in Russia, the situation has not calmed down, and previously registered people and tourists who have already visited the country fall under the distribution.
Currently, two months to apply for a visa can only be in the capital, but from tourists there are complaints that the receipt is a real lottery, and Russians have to prepare a package of documents and pay a service fee, then you need to constantly monitor in your personal account, but access to your personal account after a series of visits is blocked, and you can not register. According to people’s complaints, many people can’t get an interview for more than a month. There are “victims” whose problems with documents began in early summer.
For Russian citizens, there is no simpler scheme for re-issuing Dropbox visas, which eliminates the need for interviews by those who are not the first time going to the States, and the period of documents expired no more than 11 months ago.
It is worth noting that in “alternative” consulates abroad, a visa is issued faster and without such problems. There are cases of registration of documents with the help of the Riga consulate. In Riga, “an interview can be scheduled for tomorrow” and the document is issued quickly.
The official deadline for processing an application in the capital for applicants for a tourist visa is up to 85 days.
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