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Indians seeking a business or tourist visa will now be able to apply for an appointment at a US embassy or consulate outside India<\/i><\/b>. In a move to reduce wait time for US visa, the US embassy in India made this announcement yesterday. Currently, the waiting period for US visa at a few centers in the country is around 800 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently the <\/span>US Embassy in Thailand has opened B1\/B2 appointment slots for Indians who will be visiting the country in the coming months.<\/span><\/i> Similarly, appointments for US business and tourist visas will soon be made available for Indians visiting other countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Special interviews are being organized on Saturdays <\/span><\/i>for first-time applicants at the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai. While <\/span>additional consular staff is being deployed <\/span><\/i>in order to speed up the process and reduce wait time for US visa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another major development for<\/span> people seeking to renew their US visa is that they can now send their application via dropbox<\/span><\/i>. In-person evaluation of biometrics is not required as the US government already has biometrics from their previous application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the long waiting period last year, approximately<\/span> 1,25,000 Indian students were issued visas<\/span><\/i> to fulfill their dream of studying in the United States. With things getting back to normal, the US embassy and consulate expects to receive a record number of student visas from India in 2023. Several <\/span>efforts are being made<\/span><\/a> to avoid any further backlogs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The US mission in India has released more than 2,50,000 additional B1\/B2 appointments a fortnight ago, while also adjudicating 8,00,000+ non-immigrant visas in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A proposed<\/span> hike in US visa application fee<\/span><\/a> for employment-based visas was also announced earlier this year. But it is uncertain whether it will have any impact on the US visa applications in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you think of the initiatives taken to reduce wait time for US visa applications in India? Share your thoughts in the comments below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Indians seeking a business or tourist visa will now be able to apply for an appointment at a US embassy or consulate outside India. In a move to reduce wait time for US visa, the US embassy in India made this announcement yesterday. Currently, the waiting period for US visa at a few centers in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[2058,2057,2056,2055],"yoast_head":"\nNew Rules for Indians that will Reduce Wait Time for US Visa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In order to reduce wait time for US visa, several new initiatives are being taken by the US embassy. 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