US Visa Waiting Time Reduced for first-timers

  • U.S. Mission to India Launches Staffing Surge as Part of Expanded Efforts to Reduce Visitor Visa Wait Times

US Visa | New Delhi, January 22 (Maxim News): On January 21, the U.S. Mission in India launched the first in a series of special Saturday interview days, as part of a larger effort to reduce wait times for first-time visa applicants.

The United States Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad all opened consular operations on Saturday to accommodate applicants who require in-person visa interviews.

In the coming months, the Mission will continue to open additional slots for appointments to take place on select Saturdays.

These additional interview days are just one component of a multi-pronged initiative to address the backlog in visa processing caused by COVID-19, The Department of State has implemented remote processing of interview waiver cases for applicants with previous U.S. visas.

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Between January and March 2023, dozens of temporary consular officers from Washington and other embassies will arrive in India to increase processing capacity. The Department of State is also increasing the number of consular officers permanently assigned to the Embassy and Consulates.

The U.S. Mission in India released more than 250,000 additional B1/B2 appointments. Consulate General Mumbai also extended its weekday operating hours to make space for additional appointments.

By this summer, the U.S. Mission in India will be at full staffing, and we expect to be processing visas at levels from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in profound reductions in the Department’s visa processing capacity, and many of our embassies and consulates were at times only able to offer emergency services.

As travel restrictions have been lifted, the U.S. Mission to India has made it a priority to facilitate legitimate travel and adjudicated over 800,000 nonimmigrant visas in 2022, including record numbers of both student and employment visas. In every other visa category, interview wait times in India are at pre-pandemic levels or lower.

US Visa – Consulate General Mumbai

Consulate General Mumbai currently adjudicates the most visa applications in India and is one of the largest visa operations in the world. “Our consular teams across India are putting in the extra hours to meet the needs of international travelers and bring down wait times,” said Mumbai Consular Chief John Ballard. “This is part of a Mission wide effort to find innovative solutions to facilitate travel to the United States.”

US Visa Waiting Time Reduced
US Visa Waiting Time Reduced

For more information about the visa process or to schedule a visa appointment, please visit: https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/en


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