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According to data from the US Department of Commerces International Trade Administration, more than 150,000 Indians have visited the United States in 2023, making them the second largest group of overseas visitors after the UK. Despite high airfares and visa processing delays, Indians have been traveling to the US for various reasons such as visiting friends and relatives, studying, and conducting business.

India News: Despite high airfares and visa processing backlog, Indians were the second largest overseas visitors to the US in June, after the UK. The top two sour

India News: Here's a good news for Indians waiting to fly to the US. The US Consulate General in Mumbai has said that the applicants can now schedule their appoin

For a bill that was just introduced. im also just about to introduce my reuniting families act bill, which will address the 4 million people backlog in -- the family, visas and theres 1. 5 visa backlog and for employment visas. so there are things that we can do to fix this problem, and we can move this country forward, if we are able to bring these people in. >> lets hope we can do that in a safe and secure manner for everyone. congressman lieu, congresswoman chu, thank you very much to the bot...

Of production of semiconductors, but we dont right now have the people in those fields that can occupy the jobs. and even though we put money into stem, we dont have the immediate workers who can do that. and yet, we have people knocking all over our doors from other nations, and people who are educated in this country, who could fill the bill if theyre just given their employment visas. so, yes. we have bills. actually, i just went to a dream act bill press conference for a bill that was just i...

A visitor’s visa from India to the US has a waiting period of close to a year currently.

The United States (US) Embassy in India has announced measures to reduce the wait time for B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) visas. Now, Indians will be able to to seek appointments for a US visa at some select American embassies in other countries.

The US State Department had quietly implemented many of the recommendations moved by a Presidential Commission.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that he took up with Australian authorities the issue of visa backlog, particularly related to students.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured that the US is "building back" on the backlog of visa applications from Indian nationals.