The wait time is 999 days for Mumbai residents and 994 days for Hyderabad residents. According to the State Department website, residents in Chennai will have to wait 948 days for an appointment, compared to 904 days in Kerala.
Digital Desk: B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) visiting visa applications will need to wait about three years to travel to the United States, and applicants in India will need to wait around 1,000 days. There is a 961-day waiting period for B1/B2 visa interviews, according to a search of the US State Department website (as on November 23). Prior to this month, the State Department had stated that it was dedicated to enabling legitimate travel to the United States while preserving national security.
The wait time is 999 days for Mumbai residents and 994 days for Hyderabad residents. According to the State Department website, residents in Chennai will have to wait 948 days for an appointment, compared to 904 days in Kerala.
"Based on actual incoming volume and staffing, the projected wait time for an interview appointment at a US Embassy or Consulate may vary weekly. These are simply estimations and do not ensure that an appointment will be available "according to the website of the State Department.
When S. Jaishankar, the foreign minister, visited the US in September, he brought up the backlog in visa applications with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The senior US ambassador declared that he is "very sensitive" to the problem and that there are parallel challenges around the world brought on by Covid.
The State Department reported last week that US visa processing is recovering more quickly than anticipated and is anticipated to return to pre-pandemic levels in the Fiscal Year 2023.
Giving the rationale behind delays, it said many applicants for US visas are obliged by the country's law to appear in person. However, we were limited in our ability to observe visa applicants due to local pandemic-era prohibitions on open spaces, such as our overseas consular offices.
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