US visa
- India
US must speed up process for issuing tourist visa, says top Indian official
New Delhi: There is a need to expedite the “cumbersome” process of getting a US visa that Indian nationals face, to promote tourism between the two countries which enjoy a strong bilateral…
- Hyderabad
US Consulate in Hyderabad extends student visa season
The US Consulate in Hyderabad has decided to extend the student visa season by two weeks. This decision ensures that students who face interviews later in the season can reach the US…
- Top Stories
India can speak to its own visa policy: US on Aussie journo’s visa row
Washington: The United States on Thursday said India can speak about its visa policy and, as such, refrained from commenting on the allegation of denial of visa renewal of an Australian journalist.…
- Top Stories
Hiked US visa fees for non-immigrant category effective from today
The new visa fees for the US non-immigrant category have come into effect today. The highest hike was seen in the H-1B visa fee, which has increased by 2050 percent. Apart from…
- Top Stories
US grants visa to wife of Hyderabad student attacked in Chicago
Hyderabad: The US Consulate in Hyderabad has granted a visa to the wife and children of Syed Mazahir Ali, a Hyderabad student who was attacked in Chicago on February 4. They are…
- World
US working to reduce visitor visa wait time for Indians: Top official
New Delhi: The United States (US) is working towards further reducing the wait time for visitor visas for Indians following a decrease of 75 per cent last year, according to US Bureau of…
- World
Two Indian-origin men indicted for committing visa fraud in US
New York: Two Indian-origin men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly staging armed robberies to commit visa fraud in the US state of Massachusetts. Rambhai Patel,…
- World
US hikes visa fees for various categories of non-immigrant visas
Washington: The US has announced a steep increase in fees for various categories of non-immigrant visas like the H-1B, L-1 and EB-5, the most popular among Indians. The fee hike, first after…
- World
H-1B visa application process to begin March 6
Washington: The H-1B visa application submission process for the fiscal year 2025 would start from March 6, a US federal agency said Tuesday as it announced a major overhaul of its annual lottery…
- India
US issues record-high 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023
New Delhi: Bringing down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent, the US Consular Team in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas in the year 2023. Stating…
- Hyderabad
US visa appointment wait times at Hyderabad Consulate nearly one year
Hyderabad: Despite numerous initiatives, the US visa appointment wait times at the Hyderabad Consulate still hover around nearly one year. While the US embassy in New Delhi and consulates in various Indian…
- Mumbai
Mumbai US consulate issues record Visitor Visas to Indians
Mumbai: The US Consulate-General in Mumbai set a new record for issuing Visitor Visas with reduced waiting time and a ‘special Saturday’ of interviews for a staggering 2,023 applicants, an official said…
- World
Starting Jan, 20K H-1B holders will be able to renew their visas in US
New York: In a move likely to benefit Indian professionals, 20,000 H1B speciality occupation workers will be able to renew their visas in the US beginning from January next year, according to…
- India
Over 140k visas issued to Indian students in FY 2023: US State Dept
New York: The US Embassy and Consulates in India issued an all-time record of more than 140,000 student visas from October 2022 through September 2023, the State Department announced. Stating that international…
- India
Issue of US visas in India being speeded up: Ambassador Garcetti
New Delhi: The US is accelerating the pace of issuing visas in India with more staff joining its Hyderabad consulate and new consulates to open up in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad soon, Washington’s…
