I would check "Other" and put "Lawyer."

Don't you still have to list "Employer" in section 1.17 if you put Other/Lawyer? I guess I'm not sure what the least offensive response would be so I'm following this with avid interest! Maybe it depends on which federal agency?

Of course he lists his employer below. So like I said, he's simply and accurately describing himself as Lawyer, Federal Maritime Commission, say. Unless there's something especially sensitive involved here, I think the poster may be over-thinking this.

It's not so much that I'm over thinking rather, I'm a little hesitant to mark "other" and then in employer it show that the address denotes "federal". I appreciate your help though! Thanks!

I don't think this is a big deal nor that working for the Federal Maritime Commission will cause any heartburn. I'd just tick the employee box and use your regular title/occupation and address. You could also just truncate the employer name to "Maritime Commission" and use the street address but not the building name (if you actually work in a Federal Building).

I know one member of the army based in South Korea and another who is an air force pilot and he got their visas without issues.

The issue is more with the US government side. Some government and defence contractor employees may need to get foreign visit plans approved and have to debrief after visits. Getting a visa is usually not where the problem is.

Agreed.

Although the visa officers speak English well, they don't have the same grasp of the English language as us native speakers. My job title is something that most people don't really understand unless you work in my industry. When I listed that on my Visa application, the Visa officer had no idea what I was talking about and I was questioned on that aspect, and he made me amend my job title to something much more generic, even though it wasn't entirely accurate.

went to the ny embassy on thursday, other than just being really unorganized in terms of who should stand where, was in and out in about 40 mins. Only question they asked was about my self employment which i had like a sort of sell sheet sort of thing that i brought with me about our company and the things we sell. She just read that and said come back on tuesday to pick it up. Went back on tuesday same 30-40 min wait, paid $140 and walked out with a 10 year business visa. I just used a passport photo i had printed at costco to renew my passport. They didnt even really look at the reservations or plane tickets, just skimmed everything really fast.

btw my second nationality is turkish and they didnt even question it.

Will I run into a problem when I apply for a ten year visa and provide flight and hotel stay details, but for whatever reason
dates will change and I cannot/will not travel as planned? Will the visa still be valid?

no issue in general.

Thanks for quick response.

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