According to a recent AILA liaison meeting, including representatives from the US Embassy in London, the Embassy has confirmed implementation of the fingerprint recapture reuse program for the O and P visa categories, for applicants who 1.) do not have inadmissibility issues, 2.) either hold an unexpired O or P visa or had an O or P visa expire less than 12 months ago and 3.) are appluing in the same visa category. You can check your eligibility for this program here. There are plans to extend the program to H, L, F and Js in December. Applicants using this program must be present in the consular disctrict (the UK) at the time of submission of the visa application and will still be required to go through the call center to pay the MRV fee.
Further, third country nationals may apply for a visa at the U.S. Embassy in London, if the third country nationals are in the UK. However, the Embassy noted that if the applicants are not resident in the UK, Consular Officers may find it difficult to assess applicants' ties outside of the UK for those visa categories that require a residence abroad to qualify for the visa.
No comments:
Post a Comment