Visa Webchats

At intervals we will have a Consular Officer from our Visa section on hand to answer your visa questions.This is your chance to get plain-English answers on those visa issues on which you are unsure.
Please note that for privacy reasons we cannot accept case-specific questions but you are welcome to provide a generic question.

Please note that for privacy reasons we cannot accept case-specific questions but you are welcome to provide a generic question to any of our webchats.

Our most recent visa webchat was held on 30 October 2009 on Immigrant Visas.

Upcoming Webchats

27 November 2009 The Visa Waiver Program & ESTA : Your questions Answered A Consular Officer from our Visa section will be on hand to answer your questions on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as well as ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) from 10:00-11:00 on Friday, 27 November 2009. This is your chance to get plain-English answers on those visa issues on which you are unsure. Please note that for privacy reasons we cannot accept case-specific questions but you are welcome to provide a generic question. Do note that this webchat will ONLY be about the Visa Waiver Program & ESTA! We encourage you to submit your questions ahead of time at https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/london, as this will help us answer as many questions as possible during the actual chat. If you would like to participate in these webchats, please go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/london . No registration is needed. Simply choose "Enter as a Guest," type in your preferred screen name, and join the discussion. We accept questions and comments in advance of, and at any time during, the program.

Webchat Transcripts

The following Visa webchats are available:

30 October 2009 : Immigrant Visas & Immigration Issues
This was a very lively webchat with lots of useful questions - here's the transcript (PDF, 22 pages).

30 September 2009 : U.S. Visas's and You: Your questions Answered
Thank-you again to all of you who participated. We have a transcript of that session now in PDF format (19 pages total). Enjoy!

11 August 2009 : U.S. Visas's and You: Your questions Answered
Thank-you to all of you who participated in our Visa webchat! We've got a partial transcript available now (PDF, 14 pages, as of 13 August @ 1810 BST). We hope the chat has been of use and we will bear all your comments in mind for our next webchat. We will announce the date and time of our next webchat here and via Twitter so please check back often.

20 February 2008
About Nonimmigrant Visas (PDF, 5 pages)

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