The waiver rules remain in effect as new appointment fees and social media checks reach US embassies and consulates.

How long does a U.S. visitor visa take? Compare 2026 interview wait times across cities, from under two weeks to nearly two ...

An Indian student’s F-1 visa rejection raises questions about reapplying before the January'27 US university intake, visa ...

The State Department has indefinitely extended a program that gives consular offices the discretion to waive in-person interviews for low-risk nonimmigrant visa applicants who are applying within 48 ...

US Government Accountability Office noted that the number of officers working on non-immigrant visas declined from 1,342 in 2024 to 904 in 2025.

The official visa interview time in Indian cities continues to vary as per the new official data released by US‘ Department of State. The global visa wait time data, lists both average waiting periods ...

The US Department of State has tightened the visa interview waiver rules in a new update on July 25. The visa interview waiver programme allows some applicants to submit a visa application by mail ...

An Indian student claimed on Reddit that an agent asked for an additional Rs 20,000 for an F-1 visa interview, which the ...

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US courts ended two visa processing pauses, but many applicants remain stuck as consulates are yet to fully resume interviews and visa issuance ...