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Diaspora group launches petition urging Blinken to reduce visa wait time

A US-based diaspora body on Tuesday launched an online petition campaign urging the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to reduce the long waitlist for various types of American visas being issued from India. "We request the State Department, Secretary of State Mr Anthony Blinken and the US embassies in India to eliminate wait times for visa appointments in India. "Even after a two-year-long Covid-era pause in visa appointments at the US embassies in India, the visa appointment situation is far from normal, requiring 300 to 900 days of wait time based on the visa types, Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies or FIIDS said launching its online petition campaign. As per travel.state.gov reports on October 31, there is an average 900+ days' wait time for appointments for visitors' visa (B1/B2), an average 400 days' wait time for students (F, M,J) and an average 300 days' wait time for petition-based temp workers like H, L, O, P and Q across the USA consulates in India (Mumbai,

People seeking US visitor visa may have to wait till 2024 for appointment

The US State Department website showed that if a person from India applies for the visitor visa today, they will get an appointment only in March-April, 2024

Indian applicants will likely have to wait longer for the US green card

A total of 369,322 applicants, who have approved employment visa petitions, are awaiting visa availability under the EB2 and EB3 categories

In peak tourist season, the queue for visas is getting impossibly long

Due to visa processing delays the representatives of travel agents plan to write to foreign embassies to highlight the problem

US embassy to resume routine tourist visa appointments from September

The US embassy on Sunday night said it will resume routine in-person tourist visa appointments from September

US to issue fresh tourist visas from September after prolonged suspension

Fresh issuance of tourist visas was suspended during the pandemic and only renewals were taking place

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These applicants eligible for the waiver are students (F, M, and academic J visas), workers (H-1, H-2, H-3, and individual L visas), Culture and extraordinary ability (O, P, and Q visas).

US waives in-person interviews for range of visas, including H-1B, for 2022

The Covid pandemic resulted in profound reductions in the Department of State's visa processing capacity

US cannot stop issuing visas during travel bans, federal judge rules

A US federal judge has declared it unlawful for the State Department to use travel bans issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as a reason to stop processing visas for otherwise eligible travellers

In boost for Indian IT, US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B applicants

The move would provide another chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who could not make it in the first random selection

US agency allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

A federal US body has announced that it will allow some foreign guest workers to re-submit their applications for the H-1B visa, the most sought-after non-immigrant visa among Indian IT professionals

US embassy to start visa appointments for Indian students from Monday

The US mission in India is 'actively working' to accommodate as many student visa applicants as possible in July and August, says a senior American diplomat

Biden lets H-1B visa bans expire; Indian IT professionals to benefit

Biden let the ban on foreign workers visa, in particular H-1B, lapse as the notification issued by his predecessor Trump expired, a move which is likely to benefit thousands of Indian IT professionals

Lawsuit filed against delay in processing of EADs for spouses of H-1B visas

A top US association of immigration lawyers has filed a case against Homeland Security for extraordinary delays in processing EADs of spouses of foreign workers in the country on H-1B and L1 visas

US reaches Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2021

Successful applicants would be decided by a computerised draw of lots

H-1B visa registration for 2022 to begin on Mar 9, results by Mar 31

The registration process for the H-1B visa application for the next fiscal year will begin on March 9 and the successful applicants through a computerised draw of lots would be notified by March 31

US modifies H-1B process; to prefer wage, skill over lottery system

The notification was published in the Federal Register. It would come into force in 60 days

India-American business group urges Biden to ease restrictions on H-1B visa

A top India-centric American business advocacy group has urged the incoming Biden administration to ease the restrictions on H-1B visas and provide green cards to higher education students

Donald Trump extends immigrant, work visa restrictions till March

Donald Trump on Thursday extended an order suspending the issuance of certain types of work visas for another three months due to the raging coronavirus pandemic

US extends visa sanctions on nations refusing to repatriate their nationals

President Donald Trump has extended visa sanctions on countries refusing to repatriate their citizens who violated laws in the United States