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Hundreds of US visa appointments cancelled in Colombia
Bogota: Visa appointments at the US Embassy in Colombia were cancelled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the US that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two…
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US embassy cancels visa appointments in Colombia amid deportation dispute
Bogota: Visa appointments at the US Embassy in Colombia were cancelled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the US that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two…
- India
US Embassy in India announces new rules for visa appointments
Hyderabad: Beginning January 1, 2025, the US Embassy in India will implement new regulations aimed at streamlining the scheduling and rescheduling of non-immigrant visa appointments. The new rules aim to alleviate long…
- India
US adds 250,000 more visa appointments for Indian travellers
New Delhi: The US Embassy in India on Monday announced that it has opened an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers, including tourists, skilled workers, and students. “The recently released new…
- 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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
