Our regular readers are aware that all Blanket L visa have been adjudicated only at the U.S. Consulate, Chennai since December 1, 2011. We intend to clarify that blanket L visa applicants must pay fees associated with petition at the cashier window on the date of visa interview. This is in addition to the consular visa fee…

Effective September 17, 2018, the consular exchange rate has been revised to ₹74 to one US$. This revision in exchange rate will affect the Indian rupee equivalent for all application fees paid on or after September 17, 2018. The revision is applicable across all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications, and U.S. Citizenship services. Effectively, the…

Our regular readers are aware of the merger of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, effective January 9, 2015. This information can be found here. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will accept only machine readable travel documents beginning October 1, 2018. All PIO card holders must obtain a machine…

On August 23, we reported that applicants at the U.S. Consulate, Chennai had to wait longer for non-immigrant visa interviews scheduled between August 23 and August 31, 2018. This delay was on account of temporary facility based issues at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai. Applicants who had their interviews during these days were given an option…

Effective August 27, 2018, the consular exchange rate has been revised to ₹72 to one US$. This revision in exchange rate will affect the Indian rupee equivalent for all application fees paid on or after August 27, 2018. The revision is applicable across all non-immigrant and immigrant visa applications, and American Citizenship services. Effectively, the…

A recent update on the official information website of the U.S. missions in India indicates that there may be a longer wait on day of interview for non-immigrant U.S. visa applicants. This delay is on account of temporary facilities issues at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai. This alert urges applicants scheduled for a visa interview…

On account of flooding in Kochi, the Document Collection Center at Kochi will only offer colletion of passport(s). The center will not accept documents until further notice. This update can be found here.

Effective August 12, 2018, the new address of the Visa Application Center (VAC) in New Delhi is: Shivaji Stadium Metro Station Concourse Level, Baba Kharak Singh Marg Connaught Place New Delhi 110001 If any applicant has selected the document delivery location as New Delhi VAC, they need to collect the documents from the above new…

An update on the official visa information website of the U.S. Mission in India indicates that the consular exchange rate (which is currently INR 70 to 1 USD) is set to change on August 27, 2018. Any payments made on or after this date will be affected. It is important to check the current consular…