This is nothing short of a nightmare for the first-time applicants who are required to appear for an in-person interview and biometrics. It means that if you apply for a US visitor visa now, your chances for getting an appointment before 2024 are minimal to none. Now more than 500 days is the average wait time for the US visitor visa appointment dates in India, according to the US State Department website,” said the chief customer relations officer of Indian Eagle, a leading air-ticketing partner of Indians in America. Surprisingly, in only two weeks, the slots got booked until April 2023. “Early this month we posted on our Twitter page that the US Embassy India would resume in-person tourist visa appointments from September. If sources are to be believed, the backlog has exceeded 4 lakh Indian applicants awaiting interview slots for B2 and other US visas. Particularly, the first-time applicants are at the mercy of the US Embassy and Consulates grappling with the mounting backlog of applications and the staffing shortage in India. But visa appointment delays continue to be a nightmare for Indians seeking interview slots for the US visitor visa, B1/B2. Airlines have restored their service frequency to the pre-pandemic times. Country-specific entry regulations have abated. CDC’s Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic will no longer be in effect when the Presidential Proclamation Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic is revoked.International travel restrictions have been lifted. This means starting May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers will no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States. The Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. Travel Policy Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Nonimmigrant Travel Important Notice: Update on Change to U.S. USAID, DFC Join Hands with Kotak to Support Financing to Women Entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in India.University Virtual Fair hosted by the U.S. Ranz at AmCham’s Webinar on “Neurodiversity – Demystifying Myths & Building an Inclusive Culture at the Workplace Celebrating the 246th Anniversary of American Independence Day.Consulate Kolkata and NGO Shakti Vahini kick off 10th Anti-Trafficking in Persons 5-City Conclave Series in Guwahati Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Project Releases a Book in Itanagar Consul General Melinda Pavek’s Remarks at the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Event in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Citizens: Cyclone Warning for North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal May 1, 2019 TB Champions in the Corporate and Media Sectors Recognized at Award Ceremony in Hyderabad.Consulate in Hyderabad Opens for Business in Nanakramguda Mission India’s Press Conference ahead of Aero India 2023 Media Note: Arrival of the United States Air Force’s F-35 at Aero India 2023 Marks Historic Debut.Media Note: U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Underscored with Return of B-1B Lancer Heavy Bombers at Aero India 2023.United States Naval Ship Matthew Perry Returns to Indo-Pacific Waters After Voyage Repair in India.
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