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US Embassy, Consulates In India Hold 'Super Saturday' To Reduce Visa Wait Times
The United States Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad will open consular operations on Saturday, December 7, to accommodate applicants requiring in-person visa interviews, officials said on Friday.
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Record US Visas To Indian Students In 2023, Number Likely To Rise This Year
After issuing a record 1,40,000 student visas last year, the US consular team in India is all geared up to meet the expected rise in several applications from Indian students in 2024, a senior official at the embassy in Delhi said.
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US Making "Huge Push" To Process As Many Visa Applications As Possible In India
The consular teams of the US have been making a "huge push" to process as many visa applications as possible in India, US Department of State official spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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US Pulls In Officials From "Around The World" To Help With India Visa Ops
The US has deployed temporary visa officers to help with the visa operations in Mumbai and reduce the wait time. Consular officers from around the world have left their regular duties for this purpose, the US Consulate in Mumbai said in a tweet.
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US Plans To Process "Record" Number Of Visas For Indians In 2023: Official
The US embassy and its consulates in India plan to process a "record" number of visas for Indians this year, Mumbai Consular Chief John Ballard said.
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"Putting Every Ounce Of Energy: US Official On Quicker Visas For Indians
The US is "putting every ounce of its energy" to eliminate the long visa wait time in India, including sending a cadre of consular officers to the country and opening up its other overseas embassies as far away as Germany and Thailand.
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US To Airlift Nearly 22,000 Citizens Stranded Oversees Amid Coronavirus
The US is working "aggressively" to airlift around 22,000 Americans stranded overseas, many of them in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official has said. The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of its citizens, many of whom are in South Asia...
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US To Push India To Sign Treaty On Children Kidnapped By Their Parents
As India and US get ready to meet later this month for their annual consular dialogue, one of the key issues on the table will be how to protect children kidnapped by their own parents, US officials said today.
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Mexico Arrests American In US Consular Official's Shooting
The suspect in the shooting of a US consular official in Mexico's western city of Guadalajara is an American who will be deported back to his country, officials said Sunday.
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Attacker Of US Consular Official In Mexico Is An American: Government
The suspect in the shooting attack on a US consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara is an American and will be deported back to the country to face further legal action, authorities said Sunday.
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Hardware Snag in Computers Hits US Visa Services Globally
A hardware problem in the State Department's computer system has hit America's visa issuing processes across the globe, an official has said.
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6,000 Mexican Kids Repatriated After Illegal Border Crossings
More than 6,000 Mexican children and teens who crossed unaccompanied and illegally into the United States were repatriated in the first four months of this year, Mexican officials said on Saturday. In nearly all cases, the children had already been arrested at least once, and some more than five times, in attempts to cross the US border. The chil...
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Devyani Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible US tax violations
India has sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of US consular officials and their families, retaliatory steps for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.
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Devyani Khobragade case: India cancels all identity cards issued to US consular officials
The dispute between Washington and New Delhi over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York escalated today, with India taking steps to ensure that US consular officials here now have the same immunity as that offered to their Indian counterparts in America.
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US Embassy, Consulates In India Hold 'Super Saturday' To Reduce Visa Wait Times
The United States Embassy in New Delhi and Consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad will open consular operations on Saturday, December 7, to accommodate applicants requiring in-person visa interviews, officials said on Friday.
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Record US Visas To Indian Students In 2023, Number Likely To Rise This Year
After issuing a record 1,40,000 student visas last year, the US consular team in India is all geared up to meet the expected rise in several applications from Indian students in 2024, a senior official at the embassy in Delhi said.
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US Making "Huge Push" To Process As Many Visa Applications As Possible In India
The consular teams of the US have been making a "huge push" to process as many visa applications as possible in India, US Department of State official spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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US Pulls In Officials From "Around The World" To Help With India Visa Ops
The US has deployed temporary visa officers to help with the visa operations in Mumbai and reduce the wait time. Consular officers from around the world have left their regular duties for this purpose, the US Consulate in Mumbai said in a tweet.
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US Plans To Process "Record" Number Of Visas For Indians In 2023: Official
The US embassy and its consulates in India plan to process a "record" number of visas for Indians this year, Mumbai Consular Chief John Ballard said.
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"Putting Every Ounce Of Energy: US Official On Quicker Visas For Indians
The US is "putting every ounce of its energy" to eliminate the long visa wait time in India, including sending a cadre of consular officers to the country and opening up its other overseas embassies as far away as Germany and Thailand.
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US To Airlift Nearly 22,000 Citizens Stranded Oversees Amid Coronavirus
The US is working "aggressively" to airlift around 22,000 Americans stranded overseas, many of them in India, due to the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official has said. The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of its citizens, many of whom are in South Asia...
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US To Push India To Sign Treaty On Children Kidnapped By Their Parents
As India and US get ready to meet later this month for their annual consular dialogue, one of the key issues on the table will be how to protect children kidnapped by their own parents, US officials said today.
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Mexico Arrests American In US Consular Official's Shooting
The suspect in the shooting of a US consular official in Mexico's western city of Guadalajara is an American who will be deported back to his country, officials said Sunday.
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Attacker Of US Consular Official In Mexico Is An American: Government
The suspect in the shooting attack on a US consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara is an American and will be deported back to the country to face further legal action, authorities said Sunday.
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Hardware Snag in Computers Hits US Visa Services Globally
A hardware problem in the State Department's computer system has hit America's visa issuing processes across the globe, an official has said.
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6,000 Mexican Kids Repatriated After Illegal Border Crossings
More than 6,000 Mexican children and teens who crossed unaccompanied and illegally into the United States were repatriated in the first four months of this year, Mexican officials said on Saturday. In nearly all cases, the children had already been arrested at least once, and some more than five times, in attempts to cross the US border. The chil...
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Devyani Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible US tax violations
India has sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of US consular officials and their families, retaliatory steps for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York.
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Devyani Khobragade case: India cancels all identity cards issued to US consular officials
The dispute between Washington and New Delhi over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York escalated today, with India taking steps to ensure that US consular officials here now have the same immunity as that offered to their Indian counterparts in America.
