Hello, I am on the South America Region. I completed my DS260 in september, I rank in the 13 hundreds, I do not expect to get the interview notification until next year. Little is said about my region in the blogs.
I have a few questions:
1) Do I need to pay the visa fees before I get the interview appointment? Or is it ok to just wait until you get the interview notification? This may sound not too smart if the visa numbers may run out, I just do not want to risk my changes on getting the interview notice; and all the information I have read just infers this point but is not clear about it. What is your experience for those of you who have mastered the process?
2) If my consulate does not take payments, does KCC make it clear for the payment option online?
3) if i can pay until I get the interview notice, how much time is given between this time and the actual interview date?
Thanks for all the posts on this blog, it has already answered many of the other questions I had.