Consular Processing

Consular Processing

Consular processing is famously a “black box,” because decision-making can be confusing, opaque, and highly varied across the world.

There is a standard written format for petition-based non-immigrant and immigrant visas, which makes that step easier for practitioners and applicants to understand. The consular process, on the other hand, is no less critical but can be much harder to decode. Adding to the complexity are the differences in the over 200 embassies and consulates around the world, the number of visa categories that are solely or principally decided at consular sections, and the rapidly changing policy landscape.

Having insight into that process, and preparing for it in advance, can spell the difference between success and a refusal. This is usually the one and only chance that an applicant gets to make a personal case for their immigration application, and you want to make it count.