India Business News: NEW DELHI: In what is a big relief for Indian students planning to join colleges in the US, the US Embassy has announced that starting June 14, Monday.
US student visa appointments to open on Monday
Updated Jun 11, 2021, 12:21 am IST
The United States Mission to India will open the July and August student visa appointments at posts across India on June 14
In light of the travel suspension and the current pandemic situation in India, most other routine non-immigrant visa and VAC appointments at U.S. Embassy New Delhi and the consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai remain extremely limited. (DC file photo)
HYDERABAD: The United States Mission to India will open the July and August student visa appointments at posts across India on June 14, the U.S Embassy in India announced on Thursday via Twitter. They added that they were making every attempt to facilitate travel in time for the fall semester, and that student visas remain a top priority.
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US allows kin of its mission staff ‘voluntary departure’
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US allows kin of its mission staff ‘voluntary departure’
TNN / May 2, 2021, 06:57 IST
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NEW DELHI: The United States has authorised “voluntary departure” of family members of employees posted in its diplomatic missions in India and encouraged other citizens who wish to leave the country “to take advantage of currently available commercial flights”.
From 9.30am IST on May 4, the US will “restrict and suspend” the entry of “non-citizens”, with some exceptions, who were in India during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into America.
“.US Embassy New Delhi and Consulates General Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai will remain open and continue to provide emergency consular services,” states the website of the US embassy and consulates in India.
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US has told Americans to leave India as soon as possible
The US advisory said it is unsafe to stay in India due to sharp rise in COVID-19 cases
Washington: The United States has advised its citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so and authorised the voluntary departure of family members of its employees in the Indian missions, saying the access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in the country amid a massive surge in
The US has put India on Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest level issued by the Department of State. The current Level 4 Travel Advisory asks US citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so due to the current health situation in the country.