I got my Tech Nation endorsement in 3 days!! Very excited.
Now, I’m on to Stage 2.
I am very stressed about returning to the U.S. right now for personal reasons and being scared of flying.
Does anyone know of any exceptions possible where I could use the VFS Global in the country I’m in on a tourist visa (Portugal) instead of needing to go back to the U.S. for biometrics?
And if not, has anyone paid for Priority (5 day processing) in the United States? Does that work and do folks then actually get a response in 5 days? Plus, how frequently are appointments available?
Priority is usually issued under five days
Thank you so much for answering my question! Do you know how many appointments are available typically? Like are there several appointments every day or only one a week/every other week, so I really need to plan my flights around it?
Hey, were you able to get an answer to your question? Did you have to go back to the US?
I want to be able to apply to the GTA on a tourist visa
I did and my husband and I paid thousands of dollars to expedite 24 hour turn around time and return to Portugal within 3 days. We flew into D.C., went to that office, and came back. There was no way to do it without returning to the U.S. I wish I had better news. I haven’t been back to the U.S. since.
1 Like
If you bare applying for stage 1- endorsement, you can apply from anywhere. Once you are endorsed you have to submit your application from your country of residence.
1 Like