A news article on a National News Channel earlier in 2014 reported that the Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning, Government of India would extend tourist Visa-on-Arrival to Nationals of 180 countries from October 2014. This facility will not available to Nationals of the following eight countries – Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq,…

Regular readers of MurthyIndiaDotCom are aware that the U.S. Citizenship Services Section of the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, periodically provides outreach services at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), to help U.S. citizens. The next outreach program at Bengaluru is scheduled from September 17 to 19, 2014. More information on the services offered and procedure to schedule an…

The U.S. Consulate and Visa Application Center located in Hyderabad will remain closed on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. If anyone is scheduled for biometric appointment, then s/he should cancel the existing appointment and schedule a new one. If the applicant has already provided the biometrics and the visa interview is scheduled for August 19, then…

A notification on the official U.S. visa information website indicates that a problem with the visa system is causing delays in the issuance of visas. Another update on the website of U.S. Consulate, Mumbai, indicates that technical problems with the passport / visa system are causing delays in the issuance of U.S. passports, visas, and…

Subscribers to MurthyIndiaBulletin and regular visitors to MurthyIndiaDotCom are aware that certain immigrant visa applicants can schedule an appointment using the online visa information website http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in. A notification on the website of U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai advises applicants to adhere to the appointment time and date scheduled by the National Visa Center or Kentucky Consular…

Effective August 17, 2014, the Consular Electronic Application Center website will no longer support Internet Explorer 6.0 and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 2.0/3.0. Thereafter, users of the site will need an updated browser that supports 128-bit encryption, with Java Script and Transport Layer Security (TLS) enabled. This site is used to complete Department of State…

Regular readers of MurthyIndiaDotCom are aware that the U.S. Citizenship Services Section of the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, periodically provides outreach services at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), to help U.S. citizens. The next outreach program at Bengaluru is scheduled from August 20 to 22, 2014. More information on the services offered and procedure to schedule an…

A news updated on www.ustraveldocs.com/in, the official visa information website for the U.S. missions in India indicates that the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai will remain closed on Friday, August 1, 2014 for administrative reasons. This will affect both immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants who have a confirmed appointment…

Regular readers of MurthyIndiaDotCom are aware that the U.S. Citizenship Services Section of the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, periodically provides outreach services at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), to help U.S. citizens. The next outreach program at Bengaluru is scheduled from July 15, 16 and 17, 2014. More information on the services offered and procedure to schedule…

June 2014 saw the opening of new U.S. Commercial Service office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat by the Consul General Peter Haas and a new American Business Corner in Indore, Madhya Pradesh by the Principal U.S. Commercial Officer Camille Richardson. The Commercial operation in Ahmedabad was initially setup in 1997. The opening of the above two new…