At Murthy Immigration Services, we receive many queries on the validity of the visa processing fee receipt, from visa applicants who, after purchase of the visa application fee receipts, have had to change their passports. In this article, we are providing the procedure to be followed if a non-immigrant visa applicant finds him/herself in this…

A press release dated March 29, 2012 by the Department of State, which is also available on the U.S. Consulate, Chennai’s website notifies that effective April 13, 2012 the visa processing fee is revised. This revision results in an increase in fee for most commonly used non-immigrant visas. The fee for certain non-immigrant and all…

We at Murthy Immigration Services are often contacted by person(s), who need authentication of certain documents issued by an court or authorizy in the U.S. For example, US court record, divorce decree, birth certificate, death certificate, etc. This article is to provide a brief information on the procedure to obtain this. Need for Document to…

A very recent change on VFS website indicates availability of waiver of visa interview for certain non-immigrant visa applicants. As of this writing, other than a reference to this on the VFS website’s home page; there is no formal update or news flash either on the VFS or consular website. Following this, one of the…

There are some items that are not permitted into the U.S. Embassy / Consulates. It is important for visa applicants to know this and avoid carrying such items to the Consulate for their visa interview. They do not provide a cloakroom to store these items. We may have to rely on hawkers to store expensive…

Introduction The first step towards applying for a non-immigrant visa interview in India is to pay the applicable U.S. visa application fee and the VFS courier fee at one of the designated HDFC Banks located across metros and major cities in India and obtain the receipt with a bar code as evidence of payment of…