NEW DELHI: The US has as soon as once more issued a report variety of scholar visas in India this yr. Whereas the precise quantity shouldn’t be but recognized, it’s greater than the over 1.4 lakh scholar visas issued final yr — which was probably the most for any nation globally then.
In the meantime, the US Embassy right here Monday stated it has “ has opened a further 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers”, together with vacationers, expert staff, and college students.“The brand new slots will assist a whole lot of 1000’s of Indian candidates take well timed interviews, facilitating journey… The US mission to India has already surpassed 10 lakh non-immigrant visa purposes for the second consecutive yr,” it stated.
“Throughout our scholar visa season this (2024) summer time, we processed report numbers, and all first-time scholar candidates had been in a position to acquire an appointment at one among our 5 consular sections round India,” the US Embassy stated in a press release Monday.
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, stated: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden set an formidable purpose to enhance and expedite the visa course of and I’m proud to say that we’ve delivered on that promise. Our consular groups on the embassy and 4 consulates work tirelessly to make sure that we meet the surging demand.”
In 2023, the US consular workforce in India had issued over 1.4 lakh scholar visas – greater than in some other nation on the earth setting a report for the third yr in a row. “Taken individually, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai now stand as the highest 4 scholar visa processing posts on the earth. On account of these surging numbers, Indian college students have grow to be the most important group of worldwide graduate college students in the USA and make up greater than 1 / 4 of the over a million overseas college students finding out in the USA,” the embassy had stated in a press release this Jan.
