To use the services of Visa Cat bot for automatic scheduling of interviews at the US Embassy, you need to complete a series of preparatory steps.
Creating the DS-160 Form
First, you need to create a DS-160 visa application form on the website ceac.state.gov. In this form, it is extremely important to fill in all requested data as thoroughly and accurately as possible, including personal information, details about the purpose of the trip, previous trips, etc. Be sure to save your application number after filling it out, as it will be needed when registering in the US consulate's appointment system.
Personal Account Registration
The next step will be to register a personal account in the US consulate or embassy appointment system. The appointment system depends on the country where you plan to have your interview. A complete list of countries for each system is presented in our posts for each appointment system: US Travel Docs, AIS system or EVisaForms.
When creating a profile, you will need to select the city where you wish to be interviewed, enter your passport details, indicate your citizenship (where the passport was issued), and your residency type in the country of application. You will also need to list all family members if you are applying as a family. Please note that you cannot add friends or acquaintances to the application — only immediate relatives. A separate DS-160 form.
Consular fee payment
After registering in the US Travel Docs system or AIS you will need to make a preliminary payment of the consular fee through your personal account. Please note that this payment must be made with a foreign bank card. The payment will not appear in your personal account immediately, but after some time (usually within 24 hours), so there is no need to worry. If the payment has not appeared after several days, please contact the technical support of the registration system.
To register through EVisaForms advance payment of the consular fee is not required — you can pay it on the day of the interview directly at the consulate.
Interview Scheduling
After filling in all the necessary information and paying the fee, you can proceed with the interview scheduling process. In your personal account, reach the stage where the system informs you that there are currently no available dates and slots for scheduling.
That's when the Visa Cat bot! By giving it access to your profile and specifying the desired date range, the bot will take on the constant monitoring of new appointment slots. As soon as a free slot appears within the desired period, it will instantly book it for you.
In summary, to sign up through the bot, you need to follow these steps:
📝 For the Visa Cat bot to schedule you for an interview, you need to create a DS-160 form. It is mandatory to save the form number, as this number will be required later!
🔒 Create and fill out a personal account on the website www.ustraveldocs.com, ais.usvisa-info.com. or evisaforms.state.gov, depending on the country where you plan to have the interview. The login and password for this personal account must be provided to the bot during the order placement process
💵 Pay the consular fee through your personal account in the US consulate appointment system
✅ After that, make sure that the payment is confirmed and displayed in your personal account
📅 Reach the step “There are currently no available slots for an interview”
After this, your personal account is ready for placing an order through the Telegram bot @VisaCatBot.
Careful completion of the DS-160 form and preparation of documents for the interview will make your chances of obtaining a US visa very high. Leave yourself time and energy for the most important things, while the bot takes care of booking the first available date within your chosen range!