US interview visa waiver letter

[dhupverg]

Has anyone gotten an interview visa waiver letter when renewing a US visa for their spouse?  I just went through the process of applying for a new visa for the mrs and paying the fee.  Upon submitting the receipt number, a visa waiver letter pops up.  I believe this means that we just need to supply asked for documents via the post to get a new visa.

 

 

 

 

[khunjeff]

The interview waiver is essentially automatic as long as she meets the conditions listed at https://www.ustraveldocs.com/th/th-niv-visarenew.asp - basically, that she has or had a B1/B2 visa that expired less than four years ago; that she is currently in Thailand and Thailand is her normal place of residence; that her name hasn't changed; that she's never been denied entry to the US; etc. They can still ask her to come in for an interview if there's something in her application that needs further clarification, but that should be a rare occurrence. 

 

And just to clarify, none of this has anything to do with the fact that she is married to you or that you filled out the form for her. From a legal standpoint, it is always considered her application, for which she alone is responsible, and the same interview waiver rules would apply to her even if she were single.