VISA APPOINTMENTS
| Access the VFS online appointment system to schedule appointments, cancel appointments, modify your courier address or download your appointment letter. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We recommend you refer to the following links before proceeding with you visa application process : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Earliest Available Appointment All applicants are processed as efficiently as possible and the U.S. Embassy / Consulate strives to keep the wait time for interview bookings as short as possible. Please try not to wait until the last minute to book your interview-you may not be able to obtain your preferred date and time. Earliest Available Interview Date click here Visa Processing Time Remember, apply early! Here's why : Though the visa processing time is typically 2 business days, the processing time of a specific case may vary due to individual circumstances and other special requirements. In some cases further administrative processing may be required. In these cases, the American Embassy / Consulate works diligently to minimize any impact on your travel. Typical Visa Processing Time click here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No-Show Procedures Applicants who fail to appear for their scheduled interview appointment at the U.S. Embassy / Consulate General are considered as No-Show applicants. If you are a No-Show, your VFS service charge receipt is deactivated. You are required to reactivate your fee receipt prior to scheduling a new interview appointment. Applicants scheduled at the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai who have failed to submit their documents a minimum of 3 days prior to their interview are not allowed to appear for their interview appointment. These applicants are also considered as No-Show and must reactivate their fee receipt prior to scheduling a new interview appointment. Note that your HDFC receipt is valid for a period of 1 year (365 days) from the date of purchase and entitles you to one appearance at the Embassy / Consulate General. You may not purchase a new Visa fee receipt if it is still valid. Please check the validity of the Visa fee receipt before you proceed to schedule a new interview appointment. Steps for a No-Show applicant to schedule a new appointment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passport Correction If the passport No is incorrectly input during the payment of Visa Fees you are required to visit the U.S Visa application centre any working day between 8:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm for the Correction. You need to carry the Original HDFC Receipts and Passport Bio Page for the Changes. Kindly Note VFS do not charge any fees for this Service Emergency appointments Emergency appointments are granted on a very limited basis for medical and humanitarian emergencies. If it appears during the visa interview that you misrepresented the reasons for travel such facts will be noted on your case file and may adversely influence the outcome of your visa application. Emergency appointments must still complete form DS-160 on the Department of State website and purchase a valid fee receipt from HDFC bank prior to appearing for the interview. To request an emergency appointment, please email your consular location specifying the purpose and urgency of travel. If your request for an emergency appointment is approved by the Consular section you will be sent a return email with details on further procedure to be followed.
Pending Application Procedure Visa processing is kept on hold / pending status for various reasons, such as administrative processing, requirement of additional documents, medical tests, insufficient validity of passport, etc. If your visa processing has been kept on hold / pending status due to any of the above reasons, the Consular officer will issue you a pending letter also known as 221g letter listing the reason for the same. U.S. Embassy and other Consulates use specific colour coding to indicate the type of 221g and based on the colour coding of the letter issued to the applicant different set of instructions are provided to be followed by the applicants for further processing of visa application. On receipt of the 221g letter at the time of interview at U.S. Embassy or any of the U.S. Consulates in India applicant can submit their required documents and passport at any of the VFS U.S. Visa Application Centers by paying a service charge of Rs.180/- inclusive of service tax @10% and education cess @0.30% per applicant. Documents required for submission to VFS
If you were scheduled at the U.S Embassy New Delhi then you require the following documents in addition to the above for 221g submission:
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Visa Correction Visa correction is at the discretion of the U.S. Embassy / Consulate. You must return to the Embassy / Consulate where your interview took place along with your original passport and pertaining documents in order to get your visa corrected.Optionally, you may use the services of VFS by submitting the original passport at the nearest VFS Application Centre with a covering letter explaining the correction required. You will be required to pay per applicant, a VFS service charge of INR 359 inclusive of service tax @10% and education cess at 0.30%. This amount can be paid in cash or via demand draft favouring ‘VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PVT. LTD.”. VFS will forward your passport to the respective U.S. Embassy / Consulate in India where your visa was stamped. Your passport will then be returned back to you by courier. Please Note: This fee is not to be paid at HDFC bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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