US visa: 2.5 lakh tourist visa appointments opened in India, but applicants say, ‘no slots for 2023’
Mint report, citing the Department of State- Bureau of Consular Affairs website, said that the wait time for US tourist visas from several cities is still over 500 days, precisely between 506 days and 596 days. However, it is to be noted that the 500-day wait period for a tourist visa is a significant drop from the 1,000-day waiting period earlier this year.
Over the past year, efforts were made to address the extended wait times, which had reached almost three years last winter. To address the visa application backlog and meet rising demand, Indians were given the opportunity to apply for U.S.
visas at U.S. consulates located outside India, like the one in Bangkok, where the visa wait time is significantly lower."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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