1) When the visa is approved, is the passport stamped and returned immediately or is the passport left at the embassy for processing and mailed to the applicant later.

2) How does the scheduling process work for a visa interview at the U.S. embassy?
Example 1 – Does the applicant inform the embassy that they would like to be interviewed on Dec. 1st?
Example 2 – Does the embassy inform the applicant that their interview date is on Dec 1st?
Example 3 - Does the embassy inform the applicant that they can schedule they’re appointment on any day in Dec. excluding weekends and holidays?

We're dealing with the U.S. embassy in Barbados.
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1) When the visa is approved, is the passport stamped and returned immediately or is the passport left at the embassy for processing and mailed to the applicant later. It depends on the Embassy, some Embassies instruct the applicant to return later on the afternoon the same day of the interview to pick up their passport with the visa. Some other embassies mail the pasport with the visa to the applicant's home.

2) How does the scheduling process work for a visa interview at the U.S. embassy?

Example 1 – Does the applicant inform the embassy that they would like to be interviewed on Dec. 1st? No, the Embassy will set the interview date according to thier own schedule.
Example 2 – Does the embassy inform the applicant that their interview date is on Dec 1st? Yes, they will send an appointment letter to the applicant with the instructions and the date of the interview. They also send a copy of this package to the U.S. Citizen.

Example 3 - Does the embassy inform the applicant that they can schedule they're appointment on any day in Dec. excluding weekends and holidays? No, they will give you an specific date.
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