The Visa acquisition process<\/strong><\/p>\nDespite the Donald Trump administration’s attempted travel bans, the application process for a US visa can take up to 12 months, and they mostly end up in denials, per the figures.<\/p>\n
The typical process begins with the submission of the non-immigrant\u00a0visa application\u00a0online followed by the payment of the application fee\u00a0at a designated bank to sign up for an interview.<\/p>\n
The applicant has to have documents \u00a0to indicate a stable life and the unlikelihood of a visa overstay.<\/p>\n
This is followed by an interview\u00a0with a Foreign Service officer which can take up to four months to secure in some countries.<\/p>\n
The applicant’s information is\u00a0checked against American and foreign databases with officers from various U.S. agencies also conducting interviews and further research into one’s background.<\/p>\n
The Visa is then issued if everything is deemed satisfactory, though a successful applicant may undergo an additional round of\u00a0behind-the-scenes screening by American customs officers at the airport. Upon arrival, one may be questioned by customs officers\u00a0and may be screened again.<\/p>\n
Visa Waiver programme<\/strong><\/p>\nVisitors from the 38 countries that are members of the visa-waiver programme don\u2019t follow all the steps above.<\/p>\n
But they still have to provide personal information to the American government before they can travel to the United States.<\/p>\n
There are however no African countries on this programme.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana with files from nytimes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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