VISA APPLICATION

Yummy Jobs will semd you out your VISA pack at the end of March/beginning of April. In the pack there's step by step instructions on how to apply and book your VISA interview and your all important DS-2019!

Once you have completed the DS-160 application, booked your US Embassy appointment ($160) and paid the SEVIS Fee ($35), the next step is to actually go to your interview!

For UK participants, you'll either be heading to London or Belfast, I went to London and made it another long weekend away! There area few things you must bring with you.

1. YOUR PASSPORT
2. DS-160 confirmation
3. Appointment confirmation 
4. DS-2019
5. A 5x5cm colour passport style photo taken within the last six months (if you haven't already uploaded one on the DS-160)

AT THE EMBASSY

The first queue you wait in they just check you have all the correct forms with you and are actually supposed to be there.

The second queue is to go through security and they check your form again.

Once you walk round to the queue at reception, forms are checked AGAIN and you are given a ticket number and wait in a big hall for your number to come up. Basically Argos.

When your numbers comes up on the screen, you got to the window number that comes up. Your form are, guess what, checked and fingerprints taken.

The last queue is for your actual interview and forms and finger prints. My interview consisted of "I see your advertising where you're going! Where did you get that hoodie? What you going to be doing?" and thatw as it! VISA APPROVED! (ps. I was wearing my Cast Memeber hoodie)

Overall the whole process took 30 mins - 1 hour (if I brought a recent passport picture which was a hassle and another story -_-) andthe interview itself is over in seconds... Not as terrifying as I though it would be!

Time For An Update? Probably.

So after you've been accepted into the program you're faced with a whole lot of waiting....

But first things first FLIGHTS! 

I would say it's best to book your flights a soon as you can for cheapness, I booked my flights in the January sale. When your program finishes, your VISA allows you to stay and travel within the states for a further 30 days. My program finished August 8th and I'll be flying home on September 3rd from New York after I.ve been to Vegas and California. If you're not too sure if you can or will travel after STA Travel offer flight tickets where you can change your flight home for a wee extra charge!

The next step is MANDATORY MEDICAL INSURANCE!

At some point in March, Disney will email you with the details of the medical insurance that you must specifically get from HTH Worldwide.

"As part of the United States government visa regulations you are required to have, at minimum, medical insurance coverage from June 3rd - August 8th. Should you arrive or depart outside your program dates your insurance policy must cover this additional time. You must purchase your insurance policy prior to your arrival in the United States from HTH Worldwide."

There are 3 options of health insurance with prices this year at: 74.30 USD, 117.25 USD and 99.55 USD. Some people just went for the cheapest (such as myself) and others went for the more  expensive one just to be on the safe side. So look at what each price offers and chose which best suits you personally.

After this it'll be time for your VISA application!!!