But when you say they release a bunch of appointments weekly, what does that mean exactly? That the wait time just comes down?

YMMV but the sense I (and colleagues also here on E2) got was once you’re at interview they’ve basically already made their decision and are just verifying you / seeing if you’ll say anything stupid or that contradicts what was in the application

I got called up to the window, gave them the documents, got called back 5 mins later, asked:

• What does the company do?
• The offices are in NYC right? (a devious trick question, they’re in Boston)
• 25 is quite young to be a manager isn’t it? (lol)

Then told it was approved and passport would be back in 3-5 days. All very painless, the wait for the interview is definitely the hardest part.

The appointment date picker has new dates released somewhat regularly. So right now the only available one is December or whatever it is - when you go to change appointment through the scheduler you may or may not have more options depending on whether there have been any released.

I get for some solid applications this is largely the case, but I would not make the assumption that it is a given at all. I know of two people who were declined on the basis that they didn't satisfy some particular criteria of essential employee requirements, both times the attorneys were fairly certain it'd go through. The questions that you received show it isn't a prejudged decision at all, IMO.

OP, I don't think we can comment on the possibility of your success without significantly more information. Given the vagrancies of the immigration system, I don't think it's a good idea to start handing notice in and stuff. Plenty of people have come here in a sticky situation after making one too many assumptions on how it would go at the embassy. Our advice here is ALWAYS to wait until visa is in hand before doing anything material that you cannot afford to risk if it doesn't work out.

[QUOTE=shiversaint;13120221]The appointment date picker has new dates released somewhat regularly. So right now the only available one is December or whatever it is - when you go to change appointment through the scheduler you may or may not have more options depending on whether there have been any released.


Thanks Shiversaint, apologies, i misinterpreted that something would show up somewhere on the initial website page that currently reads 'London 90 days', I now see that this is at the point where you actually book through the appointment date picker.

Yes fair points - I had missed OP’s question about handing in notice before the interview/visa in hand, definitely not something I’d recommend either

Hi all,

Not sure I saw an answer to this, but are you able to book an interview slot in another country? Dublin is currently showing as 15 days for appointments at the moment, that seems much more palatable than 90 days for London! I'm guessing not though as you'll probably have to be where your passport is issued, but not sure if this matters for a visa?

Heard back today with an invite to schedule interview (48 days after application) and the first available date was Aug 4th - then basically every other day in August was also available.

thats very helpful to know thanks. How about your medical?

Medical isn’t required for E2

ah- ok. Thanks!

Sorry to confirm- it took 48 days from the point you submitted your application, to the point you were able to book an interview?

Correct - application was submitted on April 28 and then had the email today inviting to schedule an interview.

That is without getting a request for further info though, which can be common for E2’s (and happened on my first app back in 2017, delaying things another ~3 weeks probably back then)

Good to know- thank you!

Hi again. The website the immigration lawyers have linked me to for the interview says the following:

Electronically submitting your DS-160 online application is only the first step in the visa application process. Once you have electronically submitted your DS-160 online application, you must contact the embassy or consulate at which you wish to apply to confirm whether you need to be interviewed by a consular officer, and to schedule an interview. You can find a list of U.S. embassies and consulates here, with links to their websites where you can find information about scheduling a visa interview appointment. If the embassy or consulate at which you apply informs that you must have a visa interview, the visa application process cannot be completed until you appear for an interview with a consular officer.

This reads as if I book the interview immediately? I'm hoping this isn't the case and there is indeed a lag between submission and being able to book an interview. Was yours a different type perhaps?

Yep I had the same message - you’re in a waiting pattern now basically, 40-50 days after application submitted (based on my experience and others I’ve spoken to recently) you’ll
get an email either inviting you to schedule appointment at the embassy, or with an RFE. Once you get the interview invite, that same link will suddenly have a “schedule interview” option or something similar