For Dropbox appointments, you can choose the VAC center that you prefer, no need to travel to the exact one. Also, may open some slots now and then as capacity permits. They will open slots later in September 2022. If you are H / L visas, you are out of luck. Dropbox slots are maxed out( completely booked ) for Summer and at the moment there are no plans to increase the capacity for summer. For more, read US Visa Appointments mandatory for Dropbox – FAQs Dropbox appointments are mandatory, there are no plans for US consulates to go back to walk-in for dropbox like in previous years. About 8 to 9 days ago US Consulates quietly opened many visa slots all around the country.įor current updates on US Visa Stamping and US Consulates Situation in India, you should check: US Visa Stamping India – Consulates Latest Updates Timeline Dropbox Appointments (Interview Waiver) Updates. If you booked before than 2 to 3 months, then it was a placeholder appointment and may get cancelled. Cancelling June Appointments ? If any of your US Visa appointment was booked recently in last couple of months for June 2022, then it is not a placeholder. They have turned down slots for many important connected people as well. They look at the purpose and give slots, but not for more money. Can someone pay more to get an US visa appointment ? US Consulates does not have such option and will not have it in future as we do not believe in such thing. The slots will be open slowly now and then, not going to be big bang like last year Why getting blocked of 72 hours: It is the refreshing thing that is blocking in. They had to prioritize visa types due to the limited capacity. COVID related Issues : Consulates were not able to open fully as normal during COVID due to typical issues like staffing issues, budget, hiring people, etc. Unlike now, these slots opened far in to the future like 1.5 years from today will not be placeholder appointments and applicants can use those appointments that are even after 1.5 years. That will help consulates assess the demand and plan accordingly. To know the exact demand and backlog, they plan to open up US Visa appointments well into the future like 1.5 years (one and half years) from today. He said that currently they are not aware of the actual backlog as they don’t know the exact demand with the current setup of the appointments booking. Understand demand – Appointments up to 1.5 years from today :. 
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Plan to have full operational capacity by mid-2023. The goal is to issue about 800,000 visas in the next 12 months. US Consulates & Embassy plan to operate at about 2/3rds of their capacity for 2022. Don Heflin said that this year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and USA for US Visa issuances, since India’s Independence and it is a great partnership. Official Facebook Live Video Recording Overall US Visa Appointments, General Operations of US Consulatesīelow are some of the updates regarding the overall situation at the US Consulates and Embassy in India and updates that apply to all kinds of visa types Training/Admin Day: Do take note that the training dates are subject to changes if the Embassy’s mission training days are to be re-introduced back again in 2022 and does not coincide with the dates above.7. holidays that fall on a Saturday on the preceding Friday and local & American holidays that fall on Sunday on the following Monday. The Embassy will be closed on the dates shown below. and Singapore holidays and will also be closed on those dates. The visa application services call centre also observes U.S. and Singapore holidays and will be closed on those dates. Applicants may submit/collect official visa applications from Monday-Wednesday and Friday between 2.30-3.30pm only. 
With immediate effect, official visa submissions and collection services are suspended on all Thursday afternoons until further notice.
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