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Approved - What Now?
Once your application has been approved and legal documentation has been sent out to you, you can then book your face to face interview at your local US Embassy or Consulate.
This is the last step in the process!
Please see below for a step by step guide on how it all works.
*Please note: this information relates to interviews booked at either the US Embassy in London, the US Consulate General in Belfast or the US Embassy in Dublin. If you are planning on attending an interview in a different country please refer to the local instructions for your location embassy.
Download your legal documents from your CIEE BEACON account
Once you've been approved by CIEE in the USA, you'll receive an email to confirm your documents have been released.
You can then log into your BEACON account and download your DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility.
You will also see instructions on downloading your I-901 SEVIS receipt.
Once you have both these, you can go ahead and book your face to face interview at the USA Embassy.
Remember - you can't complete your DS-160 or book your face to face interview until you have your DS-2019# (also known as a SEVIS ID) - this number shows on your online BEACON account when your application has been approved.
You'll need to have your hard copy documents for your interview however, so please make sure you print these out!
Please note the US Embassy charges $185 US for visa interviews (approx £150). This is separate to the SEVIS fees paid on your behalf
Documents you will need for your US Embassy J1 Visa Interview
| Your DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility - downloaded and printed from your online BEACON account |
| Your Validated DS-7002 Training Plan - you can print this from your online training plan page |
| Your Passport! |
| Your DS-160 Confirmation print out |
| Your I-901 SEVIS receipt print out. This will have the CIEE address on it, not yours! This is because CIEE have paid the SEVIS fee on your behalf. |
| Your Embassy appointment letter/ email - you must print this out |
| Any other documents that may be useful to an embassy officer |
| We also recommend taking 2 visa size photos - even if your photo has uploaded to the DS-160 successfully. |
Download your DS-7002 Training Plan
You can download a PDF copy of your DS-7002 Training Plan from the Training Plan section of your CIEE account.
Navigate to this, and then click the PRINT button.
This will allow you to save this to your computer as a PDF file - you'll need to print this out and take to the embassy as it is one of the most important required documents!
