All U.S. visa applicants scheduled for an interview at the U.S. consulate in Chennai for October 15, 2024 have been notified that their respective appointments stand cancelled owing to the RED ALERT declared by the Tamil Nadu government on account of predicted heavy rains. This email further notifies that applicants will be contacted later with…

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has recently announced that they are transitioning immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointment scheduling to a new system for U.S. Visa Services in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand starting September 28, 2024. In this article we are sharing some tips for existing and new users of the system. Existing Users U.S.…

Sec. 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that the annual limit for EB-5 visas is 7.1 percent of the worldwide employment limit, of which 68 percent is available for unreserved visa categories (C5, T5, I5, R5, RU, NU). In addition to this, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 specifies that any…

Over the past several weeks, we have noticed that there are no interview slots available for drop box eligible H and L visa applicants in India. However, several interview appointments have opened for H and L applicants requiring a personal interview. Several interview appointments are available in Hyderabad and Mumbai and limited slots are available…

U.S. nonimmigrant visa applicants need to complete Form DS160 on the CEAC portal (https://ceac.state.gov) to be able to schedule a visa appointment. We have noticed that applicants have been facing issues while trying to access their application using this portal since this morning. At the time of this writing, the immigrant visa application form DS260…

A few consular posts in India have opened several in-person appointments for B1/B2 visa applicants, starting March 2025. We urge applicants to make use of this opportunity to schedule / reschedule their visa appointments by visiting www.usvisascheduling.com.

Effective July 28, 2024, the VAC in Kolkata will relocate from its current address at Jasmine Tower, 31 Shakespeare Sarani (1st Floor), Kolkata – 700017 to a new location.The new address for the Visa Application Center is:57B, Pataka House (4th Floor)Mirza Ghalib Street, Taltala, Kolkata – 700016All applicants with scheduled biometric appointments, document submissions, or…

The U.S. Consular Mission in India has recently added a separate module for U.S. Citizen Services in the visa application portal. This can be found here.Moving forward, U.S. citizens seeking any services at a U.S. Consular Post in India must create a profile on the portal and schedule an appointment through this portal. Currently, the…

The official U.S. visa application website, www.ustraveldocs.com issued a guidance for a new “Access Limitation” warning message that may appear on the appointment calendar page. While this message indicates that the warning will appear if one has installed any browser plug-ins or extensions for robotic automation of visa appointment scheduling, this warning appears even if…