I will try to share with you the answers to these questions, how to get a US visa, what is required, what we should pay attention to before the visa interview, and the problems and answers I encountered during my own visa process. The first thing you need to do for a US visa isForm DS-160It should be filled. This forum wants all the information about you. Your name, surname and many other questions will greet you. The questions in the forum are in English, but if you hover over the posts with your mouse, you can see the texts in Turkish. So don’t worry about not knowing English.

Then, you can find the place to apply as shown in the picture above. There are American Consulates in Turkey, one in Istanbul and one in Ankara. I applied in Istanbul. Then we click on the “Start An Application” button at the bottom. And then we answer all the questions asked of us. By the way, it will give you a barcode number when starting. Be sure to write this number down somewhere. Because the form is a bit long and if there is a problem with the internet connection, the form may crash. In order not to waste the parts you have filled in, you can use this number and then click on the “Retrieve An Application” button at the bottom and continue where you left off in the form with the barcode given to you. If you need support while filling out the DS-160 form, I found a video on YouTube on how to fill out this forum.From this linkYou can review the video.

The only thing I can tell you about the DS-160 form is to fill out everything completely and correctly. In other words, include education information, places you have worked before, and even if you have done an internship, add it to the places you have worked. It’s really effective. And I say again, write the truth. Finally, it will ask you to upload a photo. You can upload a photo of yourself that looks like the photo you took for your visa. You do not have to use your visa photo. When giving a visa, they will ask for your photo for the visa. After filling out the DS-160 form, it is time to deposit money and make an appointment. For this https://ais.usvisa-info.com/tr-tr/nivYou need to apply for an appointment at this address. We register to the site by clicking the button that says “1-Apply” on this page. When registering, it will ask for our information, passport number and barcode number of the DS-160 form. Then you need to start an appointment application. Keep in mind that you will pay 160 dollars in this part. It came to a value of around 470 liras, according to the current dollar exchange rate.

After making your application, you wait for the appointment day and go to the consulate. My appointment was at 7.30. They start letting you in from the outside door about 20 minutes ago. By the way, even if you are 10 minutes late, it doesn’t matter, they still let you in. Don’t bother. By the way, you cannot bring any electronic devices into the consulate; they do not take anything, including phones. We went to the consulate in İstinye, Istanbul. There are depositories opposite the consulate where you can leave your phone for 5 TL. You can leave your phones and electronic devices in these places. You go through two different security checks. After these checks, you take an elevator to go to the interview place at the top and reach the section lined up like bank tellers. By the way, the place where you apply is really like a bank teller. When you enter, you are given a queue number. You go and register at the first counter with this number, they staple your photo to your DS-160 form and give it back to you. They call the next fingerprint counter with the same number to take your fingerprints, and they take your fingerprints, including your thumbs, left four fingers and right four fingers. After completing this process, the interview booths appear at the end. Keep track of your number, numbers get mixed up. So, for example, number 40 may flash and then number 60, be careful.

Now let me talk about the interview thing. You go to the counter again, the person who will do the interview is an American citizen, but they speak Turkish. Even though the lady interviewing me and I communicate half in Turkish and half in English, the interview is conducted entirely in Turkish, so you don’t have to worry about what to do if I don’t know English. By the way, don’t get excited, they are people like you, after all 🙂 He asks you why you want to go to America, and you explain why you want to go to the person you meet. Then, he/she may ask questions about financial situation etc., your educational status, or if you work somewhere. For example, we were traveling with a company. I handed over the paper we received from the company and told them that they would cover all expenses and that I would stay there between such and such days. He asked which school I studied at and what year I would graduate,

I said so too. Do not get stuck in these parts. For example, your school life will be longer, so don’t get into these issues, just mention the date when you need to graduate under normal circumstances and move on. Also, in this section, they may ask you for a transcript or something. Or they may ask for documents regarding the places you have worked. The lady who did my interview examined the paper that the company gave me and then took the paper proving my previous internship at Microsoft. He said okay, your visa has been approved and sent me away. However, I brought a ton of documents with me 😀 But no matter, bring every document you have, these visa questions may vary depending on the person interviewing you.

Meanwhile, you instantly learn whether your visa has been approved or not. If your visa is approved, they give you a piece of paper saying “Your Visa is Approved”. If it is not approved, they give you a piece of paper saying “We cannot give you a visa because you cannot prove that you will return from America”, without explaining the reason. If your visa is approved, they keep your passport and send it to the PTT branch you specified before. Unfortunately, you cannot find out how many years they give a visa before you get your passport. If you live in Istanbul, they send the passport within 3-4 days. First, an e-mail will be sent to your e-mail address. Then, when the passport reaches the PTT branch, you receive a message on your mobile phone. All you have to do is go and get it.

If your visa is not approved, do not stress at all, you will only be burdened with extra money. You can apply for the next week by depositing another 160 dollars. But something must have changed in the meantime. So examine yourself, why didn’t they take you last time? You must have sensed something. Check yourself to see if you have solved this problem and re-apply. It may be easier the second time. Keep this in mind.

Finally, to go to the American Consulate in Istanbul, get off at the ITU-Ayazağa Metro stop, take a taxi from there, and when you say take me to the American Consulate, they drop you off at the entrance. From the metro stop to the consulate, it costs around 10-15 lira and takes about 10 minutes.