A recent update on the official U.S. Visa Information Service for India has notifed that the new effectice date for change in U.S. Visa Services is shifted to July 29, 2023. Fee payment services will not be available from July 25-28, 2023 and it is expected to resume from July 29, on the new system.…

This is to remind U.S. visa applicantion system will not be available from July 11 to July 14, 2023. An update on the U.S. Embassy India’s website notifies that the customer service center will be closed for calls, fee payments and appointment booking are temporarily suspended during this transition to the new platform. Once services…

We had reported on May 18, 2023 that the U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti had announced that the next batch of student visa appointments will be released in two weeks. Today, Sunday, June 18, 2013 the U.S. consular posts in India released the next batch of student visa interview dates for the upcoming intake.…

The official U.S. Visa Information Services website for India recently notified that a new system for U.S. Visa Services will be introduced, effective July 15, 2023. Applicants are advised the following: Update Profile with Accurate Information U.S. visa applicants should ensure that all data provided on https://portal.ustraveldocs.com is accurate. If any of the information provided…

We had earlier reported that the U.S. Department of State is set to increase the visa fees for certain non-immigrant visas from May 30, 2023. However, a recent update on the U.S. Embassy, India’s website indicates that the effective date of the fee increase would be June 17, 2023. This update can be found here.…

In a recent press meet, the U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garretti announced that the next batch of student visa appointments for students applying from India would be released on two weeks, easing out the delays in student visa processing. This was reported on the Times of India, which can be found here. We will…

The U.S. consular posts in India released student visa appointments over the weekend. We urge prospective student visa applicants to make use of this opportunity to schedule the appointment. We reported that the U.S. Embassy in India had earlier Tweeted that the first set of student visa appointments will be released by mid-May 2023 and…

The U.S. Embassy in India has tweeted today that the first set of visa appointments for students will be released by mid-May 2023. Students can expect more slots to be released only by end of the student season. We urge students to pay the visa application fee and keep their profile active to ensure that…

The U.S. Embassy in India has tweeted that effective immediately, U.S. visa renewal applicants with endorsement “Clearance Received” or “Department Authorized” will be eligible for the drop box. Previously, applicants who had this annotation on their passport were not eligible for the drop box.  This is a welcome change. We will continue to monitor and…

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently published a final rule in the FederalRegister amending the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services for certain nonimmigrant visas (NIV) and the border crossing card for Mexican citizens aged 15 and over, which will be effective May 30, 2023, onwards.  Background  The proposed revised fee schedule, which was initially introduced in December 2021, included significant fee increases across…