Quote Originally Posted by vulindlela View Post
There is a hassle?
We dropped off our passports at the consulate, and had them back with visas in 3 days.
We have been 4 times in 2 years and love it there!
Have fun!
From what I've been told, the NYC consulate can take 2-3 weeks to process a visa which doesn't include the 2 weeks just to get an appointment. No mail in applications accepted. Walk ins are limited to the first 20 people per day and lines start forming at 4:00 AM until they open at 10 AM. I tried contacting consulates in other cities to see if they would accept mail in applications and they all said no, you have to use the consulate that covers the area you live. If it was as simple as getting it in 3 days, I would've done it a long time ago.