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Suspension of COVID Testing Requirement for International Travelers to the U.S.

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July 4, 2022

The Biden Administration has suspended COVID testing requirements for international travelers, effective Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 12:01 am ET. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) determined that an international airline passenger will no longer be required to show a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding an international flight to the U.S. The net…

Murthy India Success: H4 Visa Applicant Joins Wife after Potential 10 Year Ban

June 7, 2022

We at Murthy India are delighted to share this success story that resulted in the reversal of an inadmissibility finding made by a U.S. Consular post in India. We thank our client for allowing us to share this story for the benefit of other applicants in similar circumstances. Information about clients is kept strictly confidential…

US-India Consular Exchange Rate Adjusted

June 7, 2022

The U.S. Embassy in India announced that with effect from May 20, 2022, the Consular Exchange Rate will change from 78 Indian rupees to 1 U.S. dollar to 80 Indian rupees to 1 U.S. dollar. The current rate will be valid through June 7, 2022. As per the U.S Embassy, this change corresponds to recent…

Consular Posts in India Resume Appointments for In-Person B1/B2 Visas

June 7, 2022

We are pleased to report that the consular posts in India have resumed processing of routine B1/B2 visa applications requiring an in-person interview. Though the consular website indicates that the interview dates are available from September 2022; we noticed that since only limited slots are available, the interview dates have been taken and dates are…

Consular Posts in India Resume Processing of Routine in-person B1/B2 Visas

May 30, 2022

We are happy to report that the consular posts in India have resume processing of routine B1/B2 visa applications requiring an in-person interview. Though the consular website indicates that the interview dates are available from September 2022; we noticed that since only limited slots are available, the interview dates have been taken and dates are…

Visa Processing Update with Focus on U.S. Consular Post in Chennai, India

May 2, 2022

On April 18, 2022, the Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Mr. Don Heflin hosted a Facebook Live session to share important updates on how consular posts across India will prioritize interview appointments for nonimmigrant visa applicants in the coming months.Updates for Work Visa Applicants (H/L/O): U.S. Consulates will collectively process approximately 800,000 visas in the…

Fewer Local Language Appointments at U.S. Consular Posts in India

May 2, 2022

Visa applicants in India may require or prefer to converse in their local language during their U.S. visa interview. However, as most U.S. Consulates are yet to resume regular consular operations, there is likely to be low availability of language interview appointments in India.If the applicant is unable to book a visa interview appointment in…

Changes to Help Genuine Applicants to Schedule Visa Appointments

May 2, 2022

The wait for a U.S. visa interview can be quite frustrating. More so when certain “agents” are able secure an early interview date while genuine applicants who diligently follow instructions from U.S. Consulates, are forced to wait endlessly.In a welcome move, the non-immigrant visa appointment system has been modified. Now the applicant or representative will…

Murthy India Success: U.S. consulate, Kolkata reverses Erroneous Inadmissibility Finding for Alien Smuggling and Fraud against Married Couple

April 5, 2022

We at Murthy India are delighted to share this success story that resulted in reversal of erroneous inadmissibility findings made by a U.S. Consular post in India. We thank our client for allowing us to share this story to help others. Information about clients is kept strictly confidential and is never shared without their explicit…

Possible Termination of Inactive Immigrant Petitions

April 5, 2022

Certain immigrant petitions may be terminated if they are inactive for a certain duration. In this article, we explain the circumstances under which this can occur and the precaution an applicant needs to take to prevent this. Circumstances for immigration petition termination per Section 203(g) As per Section 203(g) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality…