A recent update on the official visa information website of the U.S. missions in India had indicated that Department of States’s Bureau of Consular Affairs section is experiencing technical difficulties. On account of this, consular services are disrupted word wide and not specific to any Country or Nationality.
Applicants Requested to Carry Photographs for interview in India
In India, applicants have been advised to carry photographs for the visa interview as some of the photographs were not properly transmitted to the respective post.
Applicants in India who have an interview scheduled between June 14-20, buy have not submitted their visa applications as on June 9, 2015 will have to reschedule the visa interview
If one is applying for a non-immigrant visa from India between June 14 – 20 and have not submitted the visa application form DS160 by June 9, 2015. They will have to reschedule the visa interview and submit a new visa application form DS160.
Appointments Scheduled for June 22, 2015 at the U.S. Consulates in Chennai Will not Be Honoured
It is indicated that due to unforeseen circumstances, the U.S. Consulate in Chennai will not be able to honour appointments scheduled for Monday, June 22. 2015. Applicants scheduled for this day will have to login to their profile and reschedule the appointment – both biometrics and the visa interview to another day.
Appointments Scheduled for June 22, 2015 at the U.S. Consulates in Hyderabad, Rescheduled to Wednesday June 24, 2015
The update on www.ustraveldoc.com/in further indicates that all visa interviews scheduled for for Monday, June 22. 2015 at Hyderabad are rescheduled to Wednesday, June 24, 2015. There is no change to the biometrics appointment. This schedule change is only for the visa interview at the Hyderabad Consulate.
We urge applicants to monitor the respective consular website for any schedule changes to avoid hardship. We will continue to post any further updates received on this subject. These updates can be found here and the DOS notice can be found here.