US Embassy: Visa Application Process Simplified For For Indian Students.

Various steps are being taken by the US Embassy to simplify the visa application process for Indian students. The US Embassy explained that one of these steps is waiving the interview requirement for those who have previously held a US visa. This announcement was made on the occasion of Student Visa Day.

“The US places an immense value on international students and their rich contributions to our academic institutions, campuses and communities. This is mainly true in India. Our consulate professionals are hard at work interviewing student visa applicants across India. Despite the pandemic, Mission India issued more student visas in 2021 than ever before,” said Lacina

This summer, we will interview more applicants for student visas than ever before. Our goal is to surpass last year's record of 62,000 visas issued to Indian students. We will interview over 3000 students across Indian consulates today. We will interview 1300 students in New Delhi, 1300 students in Mumbai, and the other three consulates - Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata - will bring the total to 3000," said Don Heflin, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs in India.