US eases visa utility norms in India
2 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: With the appointment-waiting interval for a US visa nonetheless over 500 days throughout most of India, the US embassy in India right this moment stated that Indians making use of for a enterprise or vacationer visa will be capable to apply for an appointment at embassies or consulates outdoors India. Citing Thailand for example, it stated that the nation has appointment capability for B1 and B2 visas (journey and enterprise).
“Do you have upcoming international travel? If so, you may be able to get a visa appointment at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your destination. For example, @USEmbassyBKK has opened B1/B2 appointment capacity for Indians who will be in Thailand in the coming months,” US embassy, India, tweeted.
To lower delays in processing visas, the US lately launched new initiatives, together with scheduling particular interviews for first-time candidates and growing the power of consular workers.
As a part of the multipronged method to chop the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad additionally carried out “special Saturday interview days” on January 21.
NEW DELHI: With the appointment-waiting interval for a US visa nonetheless over 500 days throughout most of India, the US embassy in India right this moment stated that Indians making use of for a enterprise or vacationer visa will be capable to apply for an appointment at embassies or consulates outdoors India. Citing Thailand for example, it stated that the nation has appointment capability for B1 and B2 visas (journey and enterprise).
“Do you have upcoming international travel? If so, you may be able to get a visa appointment at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your destination. For example, @USEmbassyBKK has opened B1/B2 appointment capacity for Indians who will be in Thailand in the coming months,” US embassy, India, tweeted.
To lower delays in processing visas, the US lately launched new initiatives, together with scheduling particular interviews for first-time candidates and growing the power of consular workers.
As a part of the multipronged method to chop the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad additionally carried out “special Saturday interview days” on January 21.
