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Contact information for U.S. Visa Information Call Centre, appointment system and Website

The U.S Embassy's self-service website to schedule a visa appointment or to obtain information on how to apply for a visa becomes operational on Wednesday, November 19.  The website address is www.usvisa-jamaica.com and there is a USD$10.00 charge for the service, payable by Visa or MasterCard, through the website.  This service is available 24 hours a day/seven days a week.

Also beginning Wednesday, November 19, the embassy's telephone Call Center can be reached by dialing 1-800-572-7780, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time except on Jamaican and U.S. holidays. 


For USD $13.00, the caller will receive eight minutes of call time with an agent to schedule a visa appointment or to obtain information on how to apply for a visa.  Over the phone, the fee is payable by Visa or MasterCard.  Cash payments for a PIN allowing eight minutes with an agent can be made at any NCB branch. The PIN will be activated the next business day.

 

Embassy of the United States, Kingston, Jamaica: Visa Processing Improvements

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The New Procedures

Q.  Walk us through the process.  When do you fill out your application form?  When do you pay NCB?  When and where do you buy the Personal Identification Number (PIN) to call CSC?

A.  Following are three different examples:  Anthony, Barbara, and Christopher.

     Anthony has a credit card (Mastercard or Visa) and has access to a computer.  On Wednesday, November 19, he gets the appointment scheduling address from the U.S. Embassy's website (http://kingston.usembassy.gov/ ).  He visits the CSC appointment scheduling website ( www.usvisa-jamaica.com ), pays the
US$10.00 fee directly to the website using his credit card, reads and absorbs the pertinent information on the site, and then schedules his appointment date.   From the same CSC website, there is a link to the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF).  Anthony fills it out online and prints out a hard copy to take to the interview.  He then goes to the nearest NCB branch, takes advantage of the Express Service line, and pays his US$131.00 Visa Application Fee and obtains a receipt.  Then he goes to the embassy at the right time on the day of his scheduled appointment, is met by the uniformed greeters, and has his interview. (more)

Obama Foreign Policy May Be Rooted in Multilateral Diplomacy


Washington – When Barack Obama takes the oath of office January 20, 2009, a new American approach to foreign policy may be in the works. But change will not come immediately, a political analyst says.

For the Obama administration, there is “potential for making real progress” in foreign policy, Stephen Flanagan of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told journalists at the State Department’s Foreign Press Center November 4.

Although “the expectations are enormously high,” Flanagan said, there is a “limit to how quickly things can change, given, already, that the new president is saddled immediately with whatever the state of the global financial crisis is, still two major military operations overseas, [and] a great deal of other priorities at home that are demanding attention.” (more)

 

 

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Barack Obama, 44th President of United States

Barack Obama, elected the 44th President of the United States, has lived a truly American life, and has opened a new chapter in American politics. This publication tells the story of Obama’s life, describes how he captured the presidency, and portrays his vision for the future. It also introduces readers to the Obama family and to the new Vice President, Joseph Biden. (more)



Democracy Video Challenge: Your Voice. Your Video.

Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is…" and win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood to attend gala screenings of the winning videos, gain exposure to the U.S. film and television industry and meet with creative talent, democracy advocates and government leaders. (more)

 


2010/2011 Fulbright Graduate Student Program

Under the Fulbright Graduate Student Program, Fulbright grants are awarded to qualified Jamaican graduates of local universities with a first-class honors, a upper-second class honors, or a lower second-class honors Bachelor's degree in the humanities or social sciences who wish to continue their studies in the U.S. for either a Master’s or a Ph.D. degree in these fields.  Applications will be accepted by the Public Affairs  Section (PAS) of the American Embassy in Kingston NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009.

INTERVIEWS of pre-screened candidates will take place in PAS on WEDNESDAY, JULY 8,  2009.  Applicants will be required to take the next sitting of the paper-based Graduate Record Examination (GRE) on February 21, 2009 (registration deadline/receipt date at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey: January 9, 2009). (more)


US Democracy in Brief

Democracy may be a word familiar to most, but it is a concept still misunderstood and misused at a time when dictators, single-party regimes, and military coup leaders alike assert popular support by claiming the mantle of democracy. Yet the power of the democratic idea has prevailed through a long and turbulent history, and democratic government, despite continuing challenges, continues to evolve and flourish throughout the world. (more)



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