Foreign minister S Jaishankar had raised the issue of this huge backlog with US secretary of state Antony Blinken last September. Around 2021, when India-US travel reopened, Uncle Sam witnessed the highest demand for visas across categories - student, work, B1/B2 and crew from India - but consulate staffing is expected to reach pre-pandemic level only this summer. Covid saw foreign consulates across the world send their staff back home and retain only a skeletal workforce. The reason for the wait period has been manifold. DS-1981: Affidavit Concerning Exemption from Immigration Requirements for a Foreign Adopted Child. DS-234: Special Immigrant Visa Biodata Form. Our capacity will continue to increase as our team grows this spring,” the US embassy in Delhi tweeted Saturday. DS-260: Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application (Immigrant Visa and Diversity Visa Program applications only) Preview a sample DS-260 (PDF - 13.9 MB) DS-261: Choice of Address and Agent. That’s more than in any month since July 2019 and one of our highest monthly totals ever. Please consult the instructions on the U.S. “This January, the US Mission to India processed over 1 lakh visa applications. These steps are now paying off with the wait period significantly dropping for interview required B1/B2 applicants to 638 in Mumbai 617 in Chennai 609 in Hyderabad 596 in Delhi and 589 in Kolkata. More Indian visa applicants were made eligible for interview waiver. Hankey was on his first visit to the city after being appointed as consul general in Mumbai last year. US consul general Mike Hankey said on Friday that their embassy is making efforts to reduce the waiting period for the US visa. 'Making efforts to reduce waiting period for US visas'
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