Relief To Indians Waiting For H1-B Visas

The good news is out by the US consulate! The Consulate is working towards reviving pre-Covid criteria for enabling visa facilities and will cut down the visa issuing time drastically in the coming months.

Every year, lakhs of Indians apply for US visas, and it has become a complex process of late as many applications have piled up due to the pandemic. The wait time will be like pre-Covid times inform the consulate authorities.

As of now, many Indians have to wait for nine months to get visa approval. However, by the summer of 2023, the Biden government is planning to issue visas much faster and give visas to 11 to 12 lakh people. Already, the Consulate has identified those who had applied for H1-B visas; they have also marked out those who applied for HL visas.

The Consulate has also reviewed those who had applied for renewal and has issued 1 lakh slots. To make the process easier, the dropbox facility has been started, though B1 and B2 visas will still take 9 months.

At this point in time, the US issues the maximum number of visas to Mexicans, followed by Chinese, and India comes in the third slot. However, a consulate spokesperson has clarified that soon, India will get to the second slot.