A Consultation with one of our Former Visa Officers can give you that EXTRA support!
Mock interviews help you understand what the Visa Officer is trying to assess!
1:1 Consultations are for those who want personalized help and support to prepare for their non-immigrant or immigrant visa interview.
1:1 Consultations are for those who want personalized help and support to prepare for their non-immigrant or immigrant visa interview.
The U.S. visa process does NOT have to feel like a BIG, BLACK BOX.
We are Experts
Visas 101 is the first and only educational platform run by former Consular Managers and Visa Officers.
Resources
During the call, we may suggest additional resources and guides to help you during the visa application and interview.
Video Consults
During the consultation, we give you undivided attention for 45-minutes, answer questions and or do a mock-interview.
Knowledge is Power
We are focused on making you as knowledgeable as possible so you can be your own best advocate at your visa interview.
Consultations with Former Visa Officers
Your 1:1 consultation will be with a former Visa Officer & Consular Manager who interviewed tens of thousands of visa applicants from all around the world.
Meet Your Consultant - Dean
Dean is a retired Senior American Diplomat with a wealth of experience. He worked overseas in Nigeria, Nepal, Jerusalem, and Spain, where he interviewed tens-of-thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants and reviewed hundreds of thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant visa interviews conducted by officers he supervised. He also served in various leadership roles, including as Visa Chief in Jerusalem and Deputy Consul General/Visa Chief in Madrid.
Domestically, in addition to the Office of War Crimes Issues/Global Criminal Justice, Dean had several leadership roles in the Office of Visa Services. Most immediately prior to his retirement, he served as the Director of the Office of American Citizens Services during the pandemic and during crisis operations in Burma, Ethiopia, Gaza, and Afghanistan. Dean is the recipient of 14 individual Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards at the Department of State, as well as a member of a number of group awards, several awards granted by other U.S. government agencies, and the 2003 AFSA W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.
Meet Your Consultant - Düden
Düden, a former American Diplomat, is the founder of Idelirë Consulting, the company behind Visas 101. Düden has been on both sides of the Consular window, as an applicant, petitioner, and a Consular Officer, and she understands the weight of every consular decision from both the applicant's and the Consular Officer's perspectives.
She has personally interviewed and adjudicated tens-of-thousands of non-immigrant and immigrant visas. Düden served with the Department of State in Mali, Spain, Malaysia and at the Atlanta Passport Agency. She is the recipient of two Cable of the Month Awards and Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards at the Department of State.
