US Embassy in India releases over 1 lakh appointments for H, L visas
3 min readBy ANI
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has launched over one lakh appointments for H and L work visa classes and for his or her members of the family.
“In response to the high demand for employment-based visas, the US Mission to India recently released over 100,000 appointments for H&L workers and their families,” the US embassy in India tweeted.
This was among the many key assurances that the US mission has given after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa delay difficulty with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken final month.
“Thousands of applicants have already booked their appointments and the wait time for both interview waiver and first-time appointments has been cut in half throughout Mission India. This bulk appointment opening reflects our ongoing commitment to H&L workers,” the embassy added in a tweet.
The US embassy additional mentioned within the first 9 months of 2022, the US Mission had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it’ll proceed to prioritize H and L employees for visa appointments as assets permit.
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Consular officers at the moment are quickly approved, by way of December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for sure particular person petition-based non-immigrant work visas and their qualifying derivatives within the following classes: Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Special Education Visitors (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Participants in International Cultural Exchange Programs (Q visas), added a US State Department launch.
Additionally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has prolonged consular officers’ present means to waive the in-person interview, by way of December 31, 2022, for the next different classes of non-immigrant visas: Temporary Agricultural and Non-agricultural Workers (H-2 visas), Students (F and M visas), and Student Exchange Visitors (Academic J visas).
“We recognize the many contributions of international visitors to our communities and campuses. Lastly, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for applicants renewing a visa in the same visa class within 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been extended indefinitely,” added to the discharge.
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has launched over one lakh appointments for H and L work visa classes and for his or her members of the family.
“In response to the high demand for employment-based visas, the US Mission to India recently released over 100,000 appointments for H&L workers and their families,” the US embassy in India tweeted.
This was among the many key assurances that the US mission has given after Foreign Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa delay difficulty with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken final month.
“Thousands of applicants have already booked their appointments and the wait time for both interview waiver and first-time appointments has been cut in half throughout Mission India. This bulk appointment opening reflects our ongoing commitment to H&L workers,” the embassy added in a tweet.
The US embassy additional mentioned within the first 9 months of 2022, the US Mission had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it’ll proceed to prioritize H and L employees for visa appointments as assets permit.
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Consular officers at the moment are quickly approved, by way of December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for sure particular person petition-based non-immigrant work visas and their qualifying derivatives within the following classes: Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Special Education Visitors (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Participants in International Cultural Exchange Programs (Q visas), added a US State Department launch.
Additionally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has prolonged consular officers’ present means to waive the in-person interview, by way of December 31, 2022, for the next different classes of non-immigrant visas: Temporary Agricultural and Non-agricultural Workers (H-2 visas), Students (F and M visas), and Student Exchange Visitors (Academic J visas).
“We recognize the many contributions of international visitors to our communities and campuses. Lastly, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for applicants renewing a visa in the same visa class within 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been extended indefinitely,” added to the discharge.
