Us Visa Application
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US suspends visa processing for applicants from 75 nations; Pakistan, Russia and Iran among listed
World | January 14, 2026 23:42 ISTThe suspension is scheduled to take effect on January 21 and will remain in place till further orders. Officials say visa processing will not resume until the reassessment has been completed.
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Indian H-1B workers stuck after US visa interviews delayed over new checks introduced by Trump
India | December 22, 2025 7:21 ISTAccording to the lawyers, US consular offices cancelled interview appointments for Indian applicants between December 15 and December 26. Many of those affected had already travelled to India, expecting routine renewals before returning to their jobs in the United States.
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Applying for a US visa? Here's exactly what has changed and how to prepare | EXPLAINED
Explainers | September 02, 2025 19:27 ISTUS visa rules: The Trump administration has proposed new regulations to limit visa durations for international students, cultural exchange visitors, and media professionals.
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US proposes new rules to end 'visa abuse' by foreign students | What you need to know
World | August 28, 2025 6:38 ISTIn a statement, a DHS spokesperson said the proposed new regulations would help in ending visa abuse "by limiting the amount of time certain visa holders are allowed" to stay in the country. This would ease the burden on the federal government to oversee foreign students.
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Good news! US opens 2,50,000 additional visa slots for Indian tourists, skilled workers and students
World | September 30, 2024 17:38 ISTThe US Mission to India has opened an extra 2,50,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers, covering tourists, skilled workers, and students.
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Biden doing everything to improve visa process, GC backlog: White House on Indian Americans concern
World | February 29, 2024 11:18 ISTJean-Pierre was responding to questions about the feeling among a section of Indian Americans that the president is not putting as much effort into addressing the woes of legal immigrants as he is doing for illegal immigrants.
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Good news! US launches 5-week programme to renew H-1B visas, announces fresh selection criteria
World | January 31, 2024 11:47 ISTThe US State Department said the pilot programme will accept applications from January 29, 2024, through April 1, 2024, or when all application slots are filled, whichever comes first.
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US Mission to India processes 1 million visas, Indians made over 1 in 10 visa applications worldwide
World | September 28, 2023 14:10 ISTWith the latest development, India represents over 10% of all visa applicants worldwide, including 20% of all student visa applicants and 65% of all H&L-category (employment) visa applicants.
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Afghanistan: Two years after Kabul's fall, huge number of Afghans who helped US still await visas
World | September 02, 2023 7:06 ISTThe visa programme was kicked off in 2009 to help Afghans who helped the Americans and confronted the risks of doing so. There is a similar programme for the Iraqis. However, both programmes have been criticised for their slow progress, thus leaving the applicants in dangerous limbo.
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Good news! 1 out of every 5 US student visas were issued in India last year: US envoy Garcetti
India | June 07, 2023 23:31 ISTThe ambassador said that they will be making more visa appointments available for students this year than ever.
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What's behind long Green Card wait time for India | Explains US Official
World | May 19, 2023 13:15 ISTThe US immigration law provides for approximately 140,000 employment-based green cards to be issued each year of which only seven per can go to individuals from a single country.
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Good news! Wait time for US visitor's visa interview reduced | Details
World | March 29, 2023 15:00 ISTIndia was one of the very few countries where applications for US visas saw a major upswing after coronavirus-related travel restrictions were lifted.
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Indians will not have to wait long for US Visa, Know how
News | January 24, 2023 18:49 ISTIndians will not have to wait long for US Visa, Know how
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How to apply for US Visa – Business, Tourist, Work Visa Procedure
Travel | November 19, 2019 14:29 ISTApplying for a US visa is a task. One must take care of many appointments and documents that need to be submitted in order to get a visa. Here is the procedure for getting a non-immigrant visa.
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Sharing Facebook ID mandatory for US VISA: Everything you need to know
Technology | June 03, 2019 18:52 ISTThe US government revamps its immigration process as applicants will now have to share additional information like social media, email IDs and phone number from the past five years of the application date.
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H-1B application process for US visas to begin from April 2; premium processing suspended
India | March 21, 2018 7:55 ISTAccording to the USCIS, between 2007 and 2017, it received the maximum number of 2.2 million H-1B petitions from high-skilled Indians. India was followed by China with 301,000 H-1B petitions during the same period.
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US says will evaluate Modi's visa application on merit
World | October 12, 2012 10:53 ISTWashington,Oct 12: Without directly naming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a senior State Department official has said that US will evaluate any visa application based on merits and according to US laws. "As you probably
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