jamie99

Hello
anyone have any indication of the availability & waiting time for booking an appointment for a B2?

Also any disadvantages to going to Belfast over London? It looks like worth the journey unless I'm missing something?

Many thanks!

jamie99

Just found the wait times... 16days sounds good.

Just wondering about benefits/otherwise of Belfast. Not much in it for travel times.

Oh yes also: read somewhere I'd need a 9am appointment as i was arrested (no charge, got police certificate)? Or have I imagined that?

Rete

Can't see why a 9 am appointment is a requirement if you have a criminal history, which you do have. I would certainly bring an ACRO with me and any paperwork you have regarding the arrest.

But then you have been through all this before as per your original post in BE in 2013. Arrest but not charged: chances of a B2 visa?

P.S. You never came back to give us the results of your last B2 interview at the London Embassy in December 2013

jamie99

I thought I'd posted an update, my apologies! I was very grateful for all the advice. Unfortunately I was unsuccessful on grounds of inadequate ties (or words to that effect) which was fair enough.

I'm now in a good steady fulltime job with the NHS as a professional fo the last couple of years, and with a second income also with the NHS, so I'm hoping that'll help. We're still renting but been in the same housing association home for 25+ years.

Rete

Employment that you have been at for a long period of time is going to count for much. Also take an itinerary with you and hotel reservations. Perhaps a letter stating when your holiday time will start and when you are expected back to work.

jamie99

I'm in a flap and could use a word of advice!

I've completed DS160 and VCU1, and scheduled an appointment for August. And noticed it says on the confirmation "B2 tourism/medical treatment" ... I was trying to select a tourist visa only. Have I screwed up? I tried phoning the visa line but the couldn't help me, I'm worried I might waste my appointment.

britanya

Hi Jamie, where did you find the 16 day wait time? This is the website i know of to check wait times: https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...ait-times.html

It says 15 days for london, 23 days for belfast under the 'all other visas' category. is there another place i can check?

jamie99

Must be a popular consulate. It was 16 days at time of first checking.

karenkaren1

those wait times are completely inaccurate and totally different to what shows up on the calendar when you book.

britanya

hey karen, how can i check these dates? what website are you using to check? i'm not in need of booking an interview yet but wanted to already start checking available appointment times at embassy locations. although my visa application hasn't even been sent off yet so i wouldn't have any details of it to fill in anywhere if the website you're looking at requires that before giving out times