Sec. 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides that the annual limit for EB-5 visas is 7.1 percent of the worldwide employment limit, of which 68 percent is available for unreserved visa categories (C5, T5, I5, R5, RU, NU). In addition to this, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 specifies that any…

Over the past several weeks, we have noticed that there are no interview slots available for drop box eligible H and L visa applicants in India. However, several interview appointments have opened for H and L applicants requiring a personal interview. Several interview appointments are available in Hyderabad and Mumbai and limited slots are available…

U.S. nonimmigrant visa applicants need to complete Form DS160 on the CEAC portal (https://ceac.state.gov) to be able to schedule a visa appointment. We have noticed that applicants have been facing issues while trying to access their application using this portal since this morning. At the time of this writing, the immigrant visa application form DS260…

A few consular posts in India have opened several in-person appointments for B1/B2 visa applicants, starting March 2025. We urge applicants to make use of this opportunity to schedule / reschedule their visa appointments by visiting www.usvisascheduling.com.

Effective July 28, 2024, the VAC in Kolkata will relocate from its current address at Jasmine Tower, 31 Shakespeare Sarani (1st Floor), Kolkata – 700017 to a new location.The new address for the Visa Application Center is:57B, Pataka House (4th Floor)Mirza Ghalib Street, Taltala, Kolkata – 700016All applicants with scheduled biometric appointments, document submissions, or…

The U.S. Consular Mission in India has recently added a separate module for U.S. Citizen Services in the visa application portal. This can be found here.Moving forward, U.S. citizens seeking any services at a U.S. Consular Post in India must create a profile on the portal and schedule an appointment through this portal. Currently, the…

The official U.S. visa application website, www.ustraveldocs.com issued a guidance for a new “Access Limitation” warning message that may appear on the appointment calendar page. While this message indicates that the warning will appear if one has installed any browser plug-ins or extensions for robotic automation of visa appointment scheduling, this warning appears even if…

In a recent tweet, #VisaFriday, the U.S. Embassy in India has released a video. In this video, the U.S. Embassy has indicated that the visa wait times have been reduced by 75% in 2023. This also states that over 1.1 million nonimmigrant visas were issued in 2023, which includes around 600,000 B1/B2 visas. In an…

U.S. visa applicants in India should note that the document submission / delivery center in Ahmedabad will relocate to the below mentioned address from June 2, 2024. Shree Balaji Agora MallBetween Tapovan & Bhat Circle, 200 FtSardar Patel Ring Road, MoteraAhmedabad – 382424 This update can be found here.

The Department of State recently published a final rule allowing third parties including but not limited to private attorneys and interpreters, to accompany applicants/requesters for appointments at passport agencies, centres, and U.S. embassies/consulates in connection with the following matters: • applications for a U.S. passport, either domestically or overseas;• requests for a Consular Report of…