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US Consulate in Hyderabad cancels visa services from May 3
April 27, 2021
All American Citizen Services appointment are cancelled from April 27
The US Consulate General in Hyderabad has cancelled all routine visa services at its centre from May 3.
“Considering the current Covid-19 conditions, all routine visa services at the U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad are cancelled from May 3 until further notice,” the Consulate General has said in a tweet on Tuesday.
This would include all routine non-immigrant visa interview appointments and interview waiver appointments.
All routine American Citizen Services appointments are cancelled from April 27 until further notice.
“Emergency American Citizen Services and visa appointments will continue to the extent that local conditions allow,” the Consulate General said.
Outbreak among locally-employed staff comes amid spiralling Covid infections
For five consecutive days, India reported record new cases of over 350,000
CNN reports that two US diplomatic staff have died, with 100 more infected
The US operates five consulates in Indian cities and has an embassy in New Delhi
It is currently unclear where the Covid outbreak and deaths have occurred
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he has lost relatives to virus in
India