Interview Appointment System

Step 1: Complete the Visa Application

Individuals wishing to visit the United States must fill out a Consular Application Application Center (CEAC) form found here. While the applicant may designate someone to fill out the application, he or she must electronically sign it and is responsible for all of the information contained within it. Upon completion of the application, the applicant must print out the confirmation sheet.

Step 2: Payment of the Application Fee

Each applicant must visit a participating CIB Bank branch and pay the Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee. You will need to keep the payment receipt when you schedule the interview.

Step 3: Scheduling of appointment

You may call Vodafone at 090070600 (from a landline within Egypt ONLY) or 2100 (from a Vodafone mobile number) between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM to schedule an appointment. The charge for this service is LE 5.5 per minute with a ceiling of 50 LE. The average call length is 10 minutes. The Embassy generates no profit from the visa appointment system. It is important to keep the MRV payment receipt from Step 2 because Vodafone will not schedule an appointment without the confirmation number on the receipt. An applicant who needs an interview but has not scheduled an appointment through the Visa Appointment System will not be allowed into the Embassy to apply for a visa.  Each individual in your traveling party will need a separate appointment. Children under the age of 14 must have appointments as well. A separate application fee must be paid for each child and a separate application MUST be completed and a recent picture attached.

Step 4: Interview appearance

Each applicant must bring in a copy of his CEAC confirmation page, passport, and a photo. Additional documents may be brought depending on the type of visa – please see the links to the left for further information. Below is information regarding photo requirements:

Sample of Photograph Size

It is very important to bring the correct photo on the day of your interview. If it is not correct, you will have to reschedule your interview by calling 090070600, resulting in a delay of your travel.

Sample of Photograph Size

• Photo size must be 5 x 5 cm (2” x 2”). Photo must be original, taken within the past 6 months, and show current appearance.
• Photo must be color. Background must be plain white.
• Photo must be in sharp focus, and correctly exposed (not too dark or too light).
• Photo must be taken from a straight frontal view, showing full face including both ears.
• Facial dimensions must be between 2.5 cm and 3.5 cm from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin.
• Photo cannot be digitally altered. Scanning old photos to insert a white background is not acceptable.
• Photo should show normal street attire:
  • Uniforms should not be worn except for religious attire that is worn daily.
  • Hats/headgear obscuring the hair or hairline are not allowed. Headgear worn for religious purposes is acceptable provided that the face is uncovered.
  • Dark or non-prescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable. Prescription glasses, hearing devices, wigs or similar articles, should be shown if normally worn.