tourist visa timing

[jeanejohn 0]

Hi all, I had a tourist visa 20 years ago and I want to apply for a new one. I live in a non-ESTA country, in Europe. After submitting my DS-160 and before paying the fee, I've noticed on https://atlas.my.salesforce-sites.com/ that it takes at least 5 months to have an interview scheduled. The problem is I would have to travel to US in 2 months. My question is:  is this timeline accurate (about 5 months) or should I pay the fee hoping that the interview will take place faster than 5 months? On the State Department website it is suggested that it may take between 3 to 5 days to have an interview scheduled... based on the workload. Thx all.

P.S. No luck in contacting the embassy via phone.

Edited April 3, 2023 by jeanejohn

[Boiler 45,451]

You can look up visa processing times but the common factor is that they vary by Consulate 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

[jeanejohn 0]

I forgot to mention that the available dates for a possible interview change pretty often on the atlas  site, so it is quite confusing, For example, yesterday it was 28 of August and today it is 7th of July.

[jeanejohn 0]

14 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

Thank you, it was useful. Unfortunately for my country the message says: Non-Visa Processing Post

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

6 minutes ago, jeanejohn said:

Thank you, it was useful. Unfortunately for my country the message says: Non-Visa Processing Post

That's odd. 

Pay the fee, schedule and keep checking a few times a day to see if an earlier slot opens, because I think you can change dates once you schedule.

Edited April 3, 2023 by Allaboutwaiting