In 2025, U.S. non-immigrant visa rules have tightened, impacting applicants, especially from India. Stricter scrutiny, new fees, and interv...

Visa applicants sometimes face administrative processing after their interview, causing uncertainty. This hold, under INA 221(g), often ste...

The US has clarified that visa applications are still being accepted. Embassies will thoroughly review each case, adhering to US law. This ...

Top US lawmakers have urged the Biden Administration to address visa wait times in India as it is a vital partner to the country. Senator B...

Last year, American embassies and consulates in India issued over 1,25,000 student visas - a record number for Indians - with similar numbe...

As part of the multi-pronged approach to cut the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and H...

"The Department of State is successfully lowering visa interview wait times worldwide. We have doubled our hiring of US Foreign Service per...

The waiting period for Indians looking to secure a visitor visa to the US has gone up to 800 days, according to the website of the US State...

A 16-member bench, by 15-1 votes ordered Pakistan to undertake an "effective review and reconsideration" of the conviction and sentence of ...

India said that Pakistan has no substantive defence and is indulging in malicious acts.

These are some of the questions that the US State Department has proposed asking US visa applicants warranting extra scrutiny.

Govt has asked US missions across the world to ''develop a list of criteria'' to identify groups that require increased scrutiny'' or enhan...

It would also require the applicant to share with visa officer all phone numbers, emails and social media accounts used in the last five ye...

The Delhi High Court had restored Modi’s passport last August on the ground that his personal appearance was not mandatory under Fema.

Questions are being raised over the likely delays which could result from strict laws on data transfer from the offsite facilitation centre...

US lawmakers have expressed concern arguing that changes made to L1 visa will encourage cos to import foreign workers & evade restrictions ...

One of the biggest challenges consular managers in India face is ensuring consistency in the standards of adjudication on H and L visas.