All U.S. immigrant visa applicants in India must create a profile and schedule a biometric appointment at a Visa Application Center (VAC) irrespective of their age. Detailed information on the steps to prepare for the immigrant visa interview can be found here.   After the National Visa Centre (NVC) schedules an interview, if the applicant fails…

In January 2024, the U.S. mission in Bangladesh had notified that, in order to improve and speed up the customer experience on the date of the visa interview, they require applicants to complete and submit their visa application Form DS-160 and include the DS-160 confirmation number in the applicant’s profile, no earlier than one year…

In this article, we provide an overview of the process for U.S. visa applicants to schedule a group appointment in India. This is helpful when ten or more applicants’ plan to travel together for a common purpose. Background If ten or more applicants plan to visit the United States as a group for the same…

We at Murthy Immigration Services Private Ltd (MISPL) are pleased to report that we recently helped a client overcome an improper refusal of an H-4 visa at a U.S. consular post in India. The visa issuance allowed the visa applicant to reunite with family in the United States. MISPL never reveals the identity of any…

It has been a long-standing practice at U.S. consular posts in India to accept applications of H-1B cap subject petitions up to 30 days prior to the start date mentioned on the I-797 H-1B approval notice. On February 17, 2022, the Foreign Affairs Manual was updated, and it now states that first time H-1B applicants…

This is the second in our two-part article series on acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth by a child born abroad. Here, we discuss acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth (transmission) for a child born abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s) who are not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth.The requirements…

Foreign travelers to the U.S. must adhere to the terms and conditions of their visa and must depart the U.S. before their period of authorized stay expires. Every visa clearly indicates the activities that are, and are not, permitted to the visa holder. For example, a foreign national holding a B2 tourist visa cannot accept…