Where is/was your Visa being processed?

[sparkofcreation 0]

G's was at the Embassy, it was back during that period where you could only get visas at the Embassy and not the consulate. He had to go all the way to London, then a month after he got his visa, they started issuing them in Edinburgh at the consulate again.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Consular Section, American Embassy

London, England

William33, pay very close attention to rebecca's answer. Your poll question can only have one valid response from all respondents.

[William33 110]

Gupt,

Incorrect conclusion.

Once again, an individual will always receive a Visa in the Consular Section (An office) - within the applicable Embassy or Consulate (General).

All Embassies and Consulates do not offer Consular Services, but most do.

This factual information is backed by my work in over 125 Embassies and Consulates, in over 63 countries.

Consular Section, American Embassy

London, England

William33, pay very close attention to rebecca's answer. Your poll question can only have one valid response from all respondents.

[rebeccajo 14]

Consular Section, American Embassy

London, England

William33, pay very close attention to rebecca's answer. Your poll question can only have one valid response from all respondents.

You are a sly one AJ.

[William33 110]

Bump!!!

This poll applies to nearly everyone on this forum. Simple really, either you received the visa at an Embassy or Consulate.

Please cast your vote!!

[Joel Halfwassen 0]

Keep in mind that Embassies are in the Capital City.

Consulates are located in other major cities.

Not always. Kiev has both an US Embassy AND an US Consulate. The Consulate is where the visas are done. We learned this the hard way....we walked to both.

Joel

[Yodrak 7]

Joel,

How far apart are they?

Fine line here, I think. But although the consulate in Kiev may be located in a separate building and on separate grounds from other sections of the embassy, I expect that it is still functionally a part of the embassy.

Bangkok is the same way - the consulate building is on separate grounds across and maybe a hundred or so yard down the street from the embassy proper, in the Embassy Annex.

Yodrak

Keep in mind that Embassies are in the Capital City.

Consulates are located in other major cities.

Not always. Kiev has both an US Embassy AND an US Consulate. The Consulate is where the visas are done. We learned this the hard way....we walked to both.

Joel

[William33 110]

Joel,

The physical location of the Embassy and the Consular section are separate in Kiev.

Embassy:

American Embassy, Kiev

5850 04053 Kiev

Yuriya Kotsiubynskoho 10

Consular Section:

Visa Services Consular Section

6 Mykoly Pymonenka St.

Kyiv 01901 Ukraine

A Consulate would not be located near an Embassy. This concept seems difficult to understand, however I will keep writing about it until everyone has it.

Embassy - Located in the Capital City

Consulate - Located in another major City

Consular Section - Generally an office, not a building (with an exception or two, like Kiev)

Consular Section/Consulate ~ Not the same thing.

Keep in mind that Embassies are in the Capital City.

Consulates are located in other major cities.

Not always. Kiev has both an US Embassy AND an US Consulate. The Consulate is where the visas are done. We learned this the hard way....we walked to both.

Joel

Edited October 6, 2006 by William33

[tom&tata 2]

In Jakarta, Indonesia - Embassy

[Karen_L 1]

Consulate in Naples, Italy

Consulate in Naples, Italy

[Nessa 23]

consulate, since the embassy in our country does not process these kind of visas

Ditto

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil