Exciting news for the Indian traveller with the US Embassy announcing 250,000 additional Visa Appointments for Indians to cater to huge increases in tourists, students, and skilled workers.
This, in turn, is a result of it being mentioned that this year, a new record for student visas issued to Indian citizens has been set.
The promise of easier and smoother travel to the United States for future generations is one thing. Get set for an exciting chapter in your travel plans! Here’s the US Embassy bearing wonderful tidings that promise to make that journey to the United States much smoother than ever.
A Record-Breaking Year for Indian Student Visas
This 2023 student visa issued in India reached an all-time high of over 1.4 lakh, surpassing the tremendous landmark of last year too of over 1.4 lakh. This is not only a statistic but the way to new opportunities, experiences, and dreams for so many students who are just itchy to begin their educational adventure in America.
And with this boom, the path toward exploring new horizons and embracing all that the US has to offer is wide open!
Now that India has become a top hub for student visas in the world, it seems this is a good educational time between the two nations. According to the embassy, “We have opened an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travellers,” in an attempt to make the visa application easier for all applicants, whether students, skilled workers, or tourists.
The US Embassy added, “The additional slots will enable hundreds of thousands of Indian applicants to get timely interviews in their efforts to travel to the US.”
For the second year consecutively, the US mission in India has already processed more than 10 lakh nonimmigrant visa applications, it said, proving its commitment to the improvement of bilateral mobility.4
Surge in Visa Processing and Consular Support
Visa Processing and Consular Support should see an increase in volume. This is particularly encouraging as the visa expansion comes on the heels of the 2024 student visa season, which recorded the highest number of applications processed for students in the US.
The US Embassy confirmed that all the first-time students who would be travelling to the US can now make appointments at one of the five consular sections across India. Offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai are now added as the world’s leading centres for processing student visas.
It was that aspirational commitment by PM Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden for making the visa process smoothened and faster, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said. “I’m incredibly proud to say we’ve kept that promise,” Garcetti said speaking with his heart out there in a true commitment to ensure that the aspirations of thousands of Indian students and skilled professionals have fewer and fewer hurdles over time.
This is evidence of the ever-growing friendship between the two nations and both are supporting each other for themselves to open doors for literally millions of people in search of new opportunities. Garcetti also added that the consular teams were working day and night to meet the growing demand and enthusiasm in all corners relating to the US-India partnership in education as well as in the movement of skilled workforce.
Indian Students are dominating the US Colleges.
Indians now form the basis of over a quarter of all international graduate students in the United States with about 250,000 Indians chasing their dreams on American soil. The demand for higher studies continues to grow in the US among Indian students and with the newly opened visa slots, limitless more will have a chance at their academic journeys.”. This move brings hope and opportunity to so many Indian applicants, making the path towards seeking education in the US easier than it has ever been.
There is strong evidence that comes off as a positive step in US-India relations with the extra 250,000 more visa appointments streamlining the process for Indian students, tourists, and skilled workers interested in visiting the US.
It might work for you: a student to become part of a great US university or a professional searching for better prospects. One step toward stress-free travel into 2024! Pack your bags and get ready to explore the Land of Opportunity!
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