THE US government has introduced new visa guidelines, beginning June 1. Applying for a US visa will now be done online, including setting appointments for interviews.Applicants will now fill one form instead of the previous three.
Groups and families will also fill in one form.
Previously, each family or group member submitted different forms.
“The new move will help applicants save time, as well as reduce on the paper litter in the environment,” Bridgette Anderson, the US consular, told journalists on Friday.
However, in the case of Uganda and other African countries where the Internet is slow, applicants will have to drop their passport photos at the embassy, with supporting documents such as bank statements and pay slips.
“The most important things is the need for the applicant to show evidence of ties with their country of origin,” Anderson said.
With the unstable power supply in Uganda, the embassy warned applicants to keep saving while filling the form to avoid losing it.
Anderson, however, advised applicants to submit visa applications two to three months in advance. Only students and medical emergencies will be considered for fast visa processing.
The visa fee will remain $131 (sh281,000). Students will have to pay an additional $200 (sh430,000) as service fee.
Filling in the forms will take between 20 to 40 minutes. One is then required to print the confirmation page and take it to the embassy.
The page also provides options for e-mailing. Frequent flyers can reuse the application by just updating it where necessary.
According to Anderson, successful applicants will be able to pick their visas within 24 hours after doing interviews.
Last year, 9,000 Ugandans applied for the US visa, most of them being business people, students and government officials. However, 40% of these were denied visas for various reasons.
THE US government has introduced new visa guidelines, beginning June 1. Applying for a US visa will now be done online, including setting appointments for interviews.Applicants will now fill one form instead of the previous three.
Groups and families will also fill in one form.
Previously, each family or group member submitted different forms.
“The new move will help applicants save time, as well as reduce on the paper litter in the environment,” Bridgette Anderson, the US consular, told journalists on Friday.
However, in the case of Uganda and other African countries where the Internet is slow, applicants will have to drop their passport photos at the embassy, with supporting documents such as bank statements and pay slips.
“The most important things is the need for the applicant to show evidence of ties with their country of origin,” Anderson said.
Groups and families will also fill in one form.
Previously, each family or group member submitted different forms.
“The new move will help applicants save time, as well as reduce on the paper litter in the environment,” Bridgette Anderson, the US consular, told journalists on Friday.
However, in the case of Uganda and other African countries where the Internet is slow, applicants will have to drop their passport photos at the embassy, with supporting documents such as bank statements and pay slips.
“The most important things is the need for the applicant to show evidence of ties with their country of origin,” Anderson said.
With the unstable power supply in Uganda, the embassy warned applicants to keep saving while filling the form to avoid losing it.
Anderson, however, advised applicants to submit visa applications two to three months in advance. Only students and medical emergencies will be considered for fast visa processing.
The visa fee will remain $131 (sh281,000). Students will have to pay an additional $200 (sh430,000) as service fee.
Filling in the forms will take between 20 to 40 minutes. One is then required to print the confirmation page and take it to the embassy.
The page also provides options for e-mailing. Frequent flyers can reuse the application by just updating it where necessary.
According to Anderson, successful applicants will be able to pick their visas within 24 hours after doing interviews.
Last year, 9,000 Ugandans applied for the US visa, most of them being business people, students and government officials. However, 40% of these were denied visas for various reasons.
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