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Indians can get B1, B2 visa appointments at US Embassy abroad

by IIA Team01288
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Wait for US B1, B2 visa may be shorter soon but need to travel extra distance. Indians looking to apply for visitor visa and not having interview waiver can apply at some select American embassies abroad to cut the long appointment wait period in India.

“Do you have any upcoming international travel? If so, you may be able to get a visa appointment at the US embassy or consulate in your destination. For example, US embassy in Bangkok has opened B1/B2 appointment capacity for Indians who will be in Thailand in the coming months,” the US mission in Delhi said Friday.

The wait period in Bangkok for B1/B2 interview is just 14 days, as opposed to anywhere between 589 days in Kolkata and 638 in Mumbai, as of now.
“This January, the US Mission to India processed over 1 lakh visa applications. That’s more than in any month since July 2019 and one of our highest monthly totals ever. And we aren’t done yet. Our capacity will continue to increase as our team grows this spring,” the US embassy in Delhi tweeted Saturday.
The US had started sending some “drop box” applications from Indians to its missions outside India, among a series of steps to cut the visa interview wait that had reached almost 1,000 days for B1/B2 cases late last year.
More Indian visa applicants were made eligible for interview waiver. These steps are now paying off with the wait period significantly dropping for interview required B1/B2 applicants to 638 in Mumbai; 617 in Chennai; 609 in Hyderabad; 596 in Delhi; and 589 in Kolkata.
“This January, the U.S. Mission to India processed over 1 Lakh visa applications. That’s more than in any month since July 2019 and one of our highest monthly totals ever! And we aren’t done yet. Our capacity will continue to increase as our team grows this spring.”
You can read Tweet here….
Vineet Garg

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