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The U.S. Department of State has confirmed that U.S. Consulates in India are reporting lengthy wait times for obtaining visa appointments. Posts currently report the following wait times for nonimmigrant visa appointments: Post Visitor (B) or Student (F-1) Visa Wait Time (in days) Other Appointment (H-1B, L-1) Wait Time (in […]
Beginning April 1, 2016, travelers to the U.S. for business or leisure who are eligible for visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must have an electronically readable passport in order to be admitted under the VWP. Electronic passports, or e-Passports, are enhanced with an embedded security chip that […]
The U.S. Department of State recently published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for June 2016, reporting significant “retrogression” in the “final action cutoff dates” for applicants in the EB-2 India and EB-2 and EB-3 China employment-based categories. Other categories show either no progress or only modest progression in the final action […]
The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) recently published Monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2016 reports little or no advancement to the “final action cutoff date” for applicants in most employment-based categories experiencing a backlog. The largest progression in the “final action cutoff date” was by over three (3) months for […]