The J1-Visa
The most difficult thing after the host family application is to apply for the J1-Visa. It takes a lot of time. I´m really glad that AIFS helped us again. They did the first step and applied for the form DS-2019. They send it to me with an guidance how to complete the online application for the visa. My first step was to create an account at the website of the US-embassy and answering all the questions in the online form. There are questions (more than one side) which are only for male applicants. At the end of this I needed to print a confirmation of the questionnaire. Before you can arrange an appointment in the embassy you need to pay 136€ for the processing. Also you can´t go to the appointment at the embassy until you pay 180$ SEVIS-Dues. Attention!!!! The SEVIS-Dues can only be payed with a credit card or with Western Union. After I filled out and payed everything I went to my appointment at the US-Embassy in Frankfurt am Main. Your parents are allowed to co...