Limits to U.S. Visa Services in India

On April 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of State announced that all in-person and interview-waiver visa appointments are cancelled at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the Consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata until May 15, 2021 due to COVID-19. The U.S. Consulate in Mumbai is only providing emergency services to U.S. citizens and emergency visa services.

Due to limited appointment availability and uncertainty surrounding COVID, posts are not currently able to reschedule any canceled appointments or respond to inquiries about future cancellations or appointment availability. Please see the full announcement here .

The situation is India is evolving. ISO and ISchO will continue to monitor developments and post updates to the Major Immigration Updates page and the ISchO News page.