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US Embassy in Pakistan cancels Visa appointments amid security concerns
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
In a post on X, the embassy said, " Due to the current security situation, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the Consulates General in Lahore and Karachi have cancelled all visa appointments through Friday, March 6."
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US Consulate in Peshawar suspends operations amid security concerns
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The move comes amid ongoing disruptions and traffic diversions around the US Consulate General offices in Karachi and Lahore in view of the prevailing security situation due to countrywide protests over the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli attacks against
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Government flags concerns of Indian nationals concerning delays, reschedul
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India has flagged the issue of delays or problems with the rescheduling of visa appointments of Indian nationals with the United States amid recent changes in the process for H1B visas and hoped that these delays and disruptions will be addressed.
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Indian H-1B visa holders who flew back to renew work permits left stranded
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled back this month to renew their American work permits are stranded amid their appointments being abruptly rescheduled by US consular offices, the Washington Post reported, citing three immigration lawyers.
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"Zero tolerance for agents and fixers": US cancels over 2k visa appointmen
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Wednesday, the embassy announced that they bear a zero tolerance policy for agents and fixers.
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US mission opened an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian trave
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The US Mission to India opened an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers, including tourists, skilled workers, and students.
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"Eric, I want you to bring down visa wait times in India": Envoy recalls U
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Shedding light on visa appointments and the waiting time concerning them, the US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti, said that President Joe Biden told him to bring down the visa times in India, adding that it was the first instance that an ambassador was told to look into something like this
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Schengen visa appointments not suspended for Indian tour groups, Swiss emb
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Switzerland Embassy in India, on Thursday, clarified that they have not suspended any Schengen visa applications for Indian tour groups, contrary to erroneous reports by several publications.
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MEA discusses with foreign counterparts expediting, bringing clarity in vi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs held discussions with foreign countries including Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, the UK and the USA to streamline the visa appointments for Indian students, informed Ministry of External
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US embassy in India assures more student visa appointments in coming weeks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday assured more visa appointments to Indian students in the coming weeks after a rush for interview slots among applicants was witnessed at the embassy portal on opening day.
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Coronavirus scare: US Mission cancels visa appointments from March 16
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): In view to stave off the global health crisis prompted by the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic across the world, the US Mission in India is cancelling all immigrant and non-immigrant visa appointments from March 16 onwards.
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