{"id":2115,"date":"2022-11-29T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2022-11-29T08:58:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:58:39","slug":"us-opens-up-more-appointment-slots-for-some-visa-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/us-opens-up-more-appointment-slots-for-some-visa-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"US opens up more appointment slots for some visa applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The opening of new appointment slots for <strong>B1\/B2 visa applicants <\/strong>who are eligible for <strong>interview waivers<\/strong> has been declared by the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tweet on Monday, the U.S. Embassy in India stated, &#8220;We have opened several<strong> B1\/B2 interview waiver appointments<\/strong> for the coming month in Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Delhi, the average wait time for a B1\/B2 interview waiver appointment is <strong>233 days<\/strong>. While the average wait time is<strong> 297 days<\/strong> in Mumbai and 171 days in Chennai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an applicant is renewing a visa within <strong>48 months<\/strong> of its expiration. Including <strong>B1\/B2 visas<\/strong>, they can select the interview waiver program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>US opens up serval appointment slots for some visa applicants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The wait time for first-time applicants for the US business<strong> (B-1) and tourist (B-2) visas<\/strong>. It has exceeded three years for those who are not eligible for interview waivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe global median wait time for a tourist visa<strong> (B1\/B2) interview appointment <\/strong>is under two months as of this month&#8221;, the US State Department stated on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United States has made more candidates eligible for<strong> interview waivers.<\/strong> Sent dropbox cases abroad for evaluation and hired temporary staff in response to the <strong>growing backlog<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/work-visas-may-force-laid-off-tech-employees-to-leave-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Work visas may force laid-off tech employees to leave the U.S.<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While students get top priority in <strong>admission season<\/strong>, next on the list is expediting drop box cases for skilled workers. Repeat <strong>B1\/B2 visa seekers <\/strong>(whose visas expired within <strong>four years<\/strong> of application now makes them eligible for interview waiver), and crew. It could possibly be several months before the interview wait time for B1\/B2 starts dropping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The processing times are expected to return to <strong>pre-pandemic levels<\/strong> in the fiscal year 2023, which is faster than anticipated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of new appointment slots for B1\/B2 visa applicants who are eligible for interview&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57],"tags":[2071,2073,2072,178,42,1498,550,2038,143,1476,549],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Opens up More Appointment Slots for some Visa Applicants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The opening of new appointment slots for B1\/B2 visa applicants who are eligible for interview waivers has 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