There are no timelines as to when the travel restrictions will be lifted. US President Joe Biden has imposed restrictions on travel from India starting 4 May, that blocks most non-American citizens from entering the US for an indefinite period. They are constantly trying their luck at finding interview slots on the US embassy scheduling site multiple times a day, only to discover that available appointments are months away. With an unaddressed green card backlog, these Indian H-1B holders continue to bear the brunt of archaic visa stamping rules that haven’t been modified for three decades, since the inception of the H-1B program. Having rushed to India to help their loved ones ravaged by COVID, they are now stranded, away from their families in US whose support they need most at a time when they are grieving. Hundreds of H-1B visa holders like Himanshu do not qualify for the interview waiver option. We have had some clients who successfully returned in early March because the embassy was not impacted then.” If someone doesn’t have a H-1B visa stamp on their passport, they can try to apply for a waiver of an interview, if you had a visa stamped within 48 months – you can put it in the drop box – it might be of benefit to some. “US consulate is suffering too due to COVID. Is it true? I did not receive any email or sms notification about the same.New York-based immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta testifies to that. I was going to go for the same tomorrow, but I heard news saying that all visa appointments at the consulate are cancelled. Hey! I received my passport from the consulate last friday and I have been asked to appear for an interview. This time I made a mistake of going with Dropbox since I was eligible. Although I had my first successful stamping after DUI in 2018 with panel physician. Btw, I had a DUI in 2017 and I guess its most likely the same reason. US travel docs support is asking to wait until I receive the package and then plan the next steps.
I believe its most likely 221g but need to wait for the package.
It started on March 3rd with a directive. While reading articles on the internet and various forums, looks like US state department has changed the status of "Admin processing" to "Refused" to reflect correct visa status. Hi - I am in the same boat, I checked the passport status on the website and it shows passport is being processed for delivery.
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