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Old Apr 24, 2023 | 3:18 pm
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Originally Posted by toastedcafe
Need advice, Im planning to travel to Cuba in June and to the US in August (different trips). Since my ESTA will not be valid after visiting Cuba , can I apply for the US VISA before travelling to Cuba or should I wait until I have travelled to Cuba ?
Not sure where you are but the wait time for a B2 interview in London is 92 days. Not sure if you can use interview waiver for past Cuba travel but even that is 21 days, plus the processing / postage time. Either way looks like it could be tight to be able to do both trips.

https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...ait-times.html
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