New E-Visa Scheduling System

On December 5, 2017, the U.S. Consulate General in Canada implemented a new appointment scheduling system for E-visas. The following is the excerpt of the Consulate's announcement:

“[The implementation of the new system] will allow us to receive and review E-visa applications before the applicant schedules an in-person interview (as opposed to the old system, which permitted applicants to schedule an appointment before submitting an application or supporting documentation). We anticipate that the new system will speed up processing time ...

Under the new system, E-visa applications will be sorted into two processing streams based on the time needed to review the required documentation.

• New Cases and Renewals - First-time applicants and those wishing to renew the registration status of their E-visa company will be offered a “deferred interview” appointment. While applicants will still need to first create an appointment profile and pay the required visa application fee online at https://ais.usvisa-info.com, the interview will be deferred until applicants have electronically submitted their application and supporting documents to the U.S. Consulate in Toronto via evisacanada@state.gov. Once their application has been reviewed, which requires at least 10 business days, we will send applicants instructions on how to make an appointment for an in-person interview. Applicants will be unable to schedule an appointment until then. Only applications in the queue for “New Cases and Renewals” will be considered for company registration or re-registration.

• Employees of Registered Companies and Dependents - Employees of currently registered Evisa companies, and qualifying family members of current E-visa holders, may schedule the next available appointment in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver or Toronto…”

AILA Doc. No. 17120845

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