How To Get A US Visa
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Want some tips on getting a US Visa? Let Diana Velasco help you along the way by sharing her own personal experience in securing a US Visa. This article appeared on SunStar Davao last year and is reprinted here with permission from the author.
For the record, I would like to begin by stating that the United States is not in my list of the top ten countries I would like to visit before I die. One of the biggest reasons for that are the numerous stories from friends and colleagues about the horrors and near-impossibility of obtaining a visa. The alleged reasons range between insufferably arrogant consuls and the mass of documents one has to bring to the embassy. I said I wouldn’t even attempt to go there, as the stress would probably kill me.
Late last year, and with much disbelief, I found myself surfing the Net to secure an appointment at the US Embassy. I was selected by Rotary District 3860 as one of the delegates to the 2007 Group Study Exchange Program, and it was an opportunity I would be foolish to forego.
Some people would say that the first thing to do to secure a US visa is to book an interview. That is a common mistake and something that I would like to correct.
Here is a short interview with Mr. David Underwood about his travel experiences in Davao. Dave visited Davao last June 2005 to meet his fiancee Bethel. He fell in love with Bethel and, as it turned out, he fell in love with Davao, too.