

Appointments for first time B-2 visa applicants or for those who do not qualify for Dropbox (collectively call new applicants here) appointments may avail of appointments that will be added to the system in late August or early September.Parents who have visas or are eligible for a Dropbox appointment could travel to the U.S.Students who receive their I-20s later than expected could also avail of these appointments. Between August 15 - September 1 they will open up 15,000 slots for students with past refusals.will get Dropbox appointments easily as they will open more appointments for them. A large number of student visa appointments will be rolled out in the ensuing months starting next week.

They recently added five more visa officers at their Consulate in Mumbai. To increase capacity, Mission India is recruiting more officers in addition to training existing staff members etc. Capacity Building When addressing questions about return to “normal” levels of service the Minister indicated that this year they expect to be a 2/3rd of their pre-COVID capacity and hope to reach 100% of this by the end of 2023.
