September 20, 2024

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US Embassy in India releases over 1 lakh appointments for H, L visas

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NEW DELHI: The USA embassy in India has launched over one lakh appointments for H and L paintings visa classes and for his or her members of the family.

“According to the prime call for for employment-based visas, america Undertaking to India just lately launched over 100,000 appointments for H&L staff and their households,” america embassy in India tweeted.

This was once a number of the key assurances that america project has given after International Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa lengthen factor with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken closing month.

“Hundreds of candidates have already booked their appointments and the wait time for each interview waiver and first-time appointments has been minimize in part all over Undertaking India. This bulk appointment opening displays our ongoing dedication to H&L staff,” the embassy added in a tweet.

The USA embassy additional stated within the first 9 months of 2022, america Undertaking had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it is going to proceed to prioritize H and L staff for visa appointments as sources permit.

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Consular officials are actually briefly licensed, thru December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for sure person petition-based non-immigrant paintings visas and their qualifying derivatives within the following classes: Individuals in Uniqueness Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Particular Training Guests (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Folks with Atypical Talent or Fulfillment (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Individuals in Global Cultural Change Methods (Q visas), added a US State Division unlock.

Moreover, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has prolonged consular officials’ present skill to waive the in-person interview, thru December 31, 2022, for the next different classes of non-immigrant visas: Brief Agricultural and Non-agricultural Staff (H-2 visas), Scholars (F and M visas), and Pupil Change Guests (Instructional J visas).

“We acknowledge the numerous contributions of global guests to our communities and campuses. Finally, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for candidates renewing a visa in the similar visa elegance inside 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been prolonged indefinitely,” added to the discharge. 

NEW DELHI: The USA embassy in India has launched over one lakh appointments for H and L paintings visa classes and for his or her members of the family.

“According to the prime call for for employment-based visas, america Undertaking to India just lately launched over 100,000 appointments for H&L staff and their households,” america embassy in India tweeted.

This was once a number of the key assurances that america project has given after International Minister S Jaishankar had raised the visa lengthen factor with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken closing month.

“Hundreds of candidates have already booked their appointments and the wait time for each interview waiver and first-time appointments has been minimize in part all over Undertaking India. This bulk appointment opening displays our ongoing dedication to H&L staff,” the embassy added in a tweet.

The USA embassy additional stated within the first 9 months of 2022, america Undertaking had already processed over 160,000 H and L visas and it is going to proceed to prioritize H and L staff for visa appointments as sources permit.

ALSO READ| India-UK business deal on ‘breaking point’ over visa feedback: Record

Consular officials are actually briefly licensed, thru December 31, 2022, to waive in-person interviews for sure person petition-based non-immigrant paintings visas and their qualifying derivatives within the following classes: Individuals in Uniqueness Occupations (H-1B visas), Trainee or Particular Training Guests (H-3 visas), Intracompany Transferees (L visas), Folks with Atypical Talent or Fulfillment (O visas), Athletes, Artists, and Entertainers (P visas), and Individuals in Global Cultural Change Methods (Q visas), added a US State Division unlock.

Moreover, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has prolonged consular officials’ present skill to waive the in-person interview, thru December 31, 2022, for the next different classes of non-immigrant visas: Brief Agricultural and Non-agricultural Staff (H-2 visas), Scholars (F and M visas), and Pupil Change Guests (Instructional J visas).

“We acknowledge the numerous contributions of global guests to our communities and campuses. Finally, the authorization to waive the in-person interview for candidates renewing a visa in the similar visa elegance inside 48 months of the prior visa’s expiration has been prolonged indefinitely,” added to the discharge.