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Do you want US Visa Appointment ‘earliest’ date?

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  • Start date Mar 20, 2023

Captain911

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Hello all. We just applied US visa B1/B2 yesterday and we got available appointment November 2024. I tried to reschedule last 1 hour and found earlier one which is 19 May2023 if you want to find earliest appointment, you should keep trying to reschedule every 10 minutes. Good luck  

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Captain911 said: Hello all. We just applied US visa B1/B2 yesterday and we got available appointment November 2024. I tried to reschedule last 1 hour and found earlier one which is 19 May2023 if you want to find earliest appointment, you should keep trying to reschedule every 10 minutes. Good luck Click to expand...
Askhar131 said: Was this a Toronto appointment? Click to expand...
Ranga0585 said: I have for June 11th in Vancouver but I something more quickly. it says no appointment. can I still keep trying every ten mins Click to expand...

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Hello all...I just got my travel document and I wanted to apply US visa.Can anyone help me with this?  

Kaku04 said: Hello all...I just got my travel document and I wanted to apply US visa.Can anyone help me with this? Click to expand...

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nilufer said: how long did you wait for got an interview? it looks like there is no availability till 2025. Click to expand...
Canadian_rainbow said: Hi! Just fill the form and go to the us consulate Canada website. Pay visa fee and register for the interview. İt's really easy. But make sure about your travel dates and place to stay. They are asking on the form. I will get my passport tomorrow. Let's see for how long they issued my visa. Click to expand...
Captain911 said: Probably it will be 10 years visa as always. Click to expand...
Canadian_rainbow said: Yes 10 years Click to expand...

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