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KuroBara · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: GEPIK-Need VISA interview?

I have been told, both by my consulate, that I do need an interview at my consulate to get my VISA under GEPIK, and then that I do NOT need an interview at the consulate to get my VISA under GEPIK. Did anyone have to interview at the Atlanta Consulate for a VISA for GEPIK? I will call again and guess I'll take two out of three answers Confused

hochhasd · Joined: 05 Jul 2008

You do not need an interview because you are working for a public school. Cool

sugarloaf82 · Joined: 21 Dec 2008

I'm a GEPIK teacher and the Boston consulate didn't require me to have an interview to get my visa last November. They just told me to send my documents and 3 days later my visa arrived. I've been told that every consulate/embassy is different. Just call the consulate and see what they require, they are the ones that will be giving you your visa.

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

KuroBara · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

I'm new, so I've been told I have to come in since it's my first time. Nuts. I don't want to drive to Atlanta, but can't affortd to fly. Does anyone know if I really have to mail the documents ahead of time, or can I take them in at the interview?

Milkman Dan · Joined: 10 Jan 2009

This whole visa process is terribly confusing and inconsistent. I'm pretty sure that the visa process completely changes depending on what consulate you have to go through. I was lucky, in that the New York City consulate only needed me to mail in my documents with a self addressed Express envelope.