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This article gives awareness on slots availability to attend visa interview. Topics: How to check available F1 visa appointments? What is priority date? Where can i attend for F1 visa interview? When visa dates will be released? How to check available F1 visa appointments? Visit the VFS USA website for the earliest available visa dates.
Notice: As of August 17, the United States Embassy and Consulates in India will resume processing F, M, and certain J categories (alien physician, government visitor, international visitor, professor, research scholar, short-term research scholar, specialist, secondary school student and college/university student). The MRV fee is valid and may be used to schedule an interview appointment in the country where it was purchased within one year of the date of payment. If you have an urgent matter and need to travel immediately, please follow the guidance provided at https://www.ustraveldocs.com/in to request an emergency appointment.
To check if there are Visa Appointment Slots Available, follow these steps. Now go to VFS website, vfs-usa.co.in and click on “Click here for an estimate of current availability of visa interview appointments”. Select the suitable options and fill in the Code as seen and Click on Continue. #2 Visa application fee validity increased to Dec 2021. The US embassy will allow the extension of visa application till the end of Dec 2021 keeping in view the limited appointment available due to COVID-19. This is more than the normal 1-year validity. #3 F1 Visa Emergency Criteria.
Applicants for H1B, H2B, L1, and certain J categories and their dependents covered by Presidential Proclamation 10052 should request an expedited appointment only if you have reason to believe you may qualify for one of the exceptions listed in the Proclamation here.
The Presidential Proclamations suspending the entry of foreign nationals who were physically present within 14 days in certain countries prior to their entry or attempted entry into the United States (Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, 9996, and 10041), and the Presidential Proclamations suspending the entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the coronavirus outbreak (Presidential Proclamations 10014 and 10052) remain in effect. For details about these Presidential Proclamations click here.
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Notice: On Monday, June 22, President Trump signed a proclamation suspending entry into the United States of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the coronavirus outbreak. Effective immediately, the proclamation extends the suspension of entry for certain immigrants (Presidential Proclamation 10014) through December 31, 2020. The new restrictions imposed by the proclamation are effective at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 24 and expire on December 31, 2020, unless continued by the President. U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and aliens who are or were inside the United States or those holding valid nonimmigrant or immigrant visas on the effective date are not subject to the proclamation.
The proclamation suspends entry of nonimmigrants in the following categories: H-1B, H-2B, J (for aliens participating in an intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program) and L, along with their spouses and children. No valid visas will be revoked under the proclamation. Presidential Proclamation 10014 and this proclamation provide exceptions to their restrictions for certain categories of immigrants and nonimmigrants. The full text of the presidential proclamations are available on the White House website
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Home » IndiaOffsite Facilitation Center (OFC) is set up by the US embassy to enable faster processing of visa applications by taking your fingerprints and visa photographs before your US visa interview.
This process of giving fingerprints is known as ‘Biometric’ and you need an appointment to visit the OFC center.
This biometric is different than what is being done at USCIS – ASC center in the USA.
This article will discuss:Documents Required
You should carry these documents for your OFC center appointment:
- Original Passport (All old/expired passports should also be carried)
- Appointment Confirmation Page – Printed Hard Copy is mandatory. They won’t let you enter if you do NOT have a hard copy with you. This is strictly enforced in India, at-least.
- DS-160 confirmation Page – Printed Hard Copy is mandatory. They won’t let you enter if you do NOT have a hard copy with you. This is strictly enforced in India, at-least.
Process
There is no visa interview done at the OFC center. You will just be asked to show your passport, DS-160, and appointment confirmation.
Once you are at the center:
- You will wait for your turn to be called.
- Once you are called, your all 10 fingers are scanned (fingerprints). This is also known as ten printing.
- Your photo for Visa is clicked by OFC center executives. No need to carry your visa photos with you.
Once done, you can leave the OFC center and then visit the US embassy to appear for your visa interview on the scheduled appointment date.
After the visa interview at the US consulate, you will have to visit the same OFC center again to collect your passport irrespective of visa is approved or not.
You may be eligible for a visa interview waiver and can use the DropBox facility. In that case, just drop your documents in the dropbox and wait for your visa approval confirmation. Most dropbox locations in India are the same as OFC centers.
You will need your DS-160 printed form again to collect the passport.
Note that this happens in a separate visit to the OFC center.
Fees
There are no separate fees for the OFC appointment. The visa fees that you pay for a US visa interview include the OFC Bio-metrics fees too.
This means that you pay a single fee for DS160, Biometric and US visa interview in India.
Appointment
The OFC appointment is scheduled along with your visa interview appointment. The only thing to keep in mind is that the OFC appointment should happen before your visa interview.
FAQ
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Can I Carry Mobile or Small bag inside OFC center?You are not allowed to take any bag, mobile, or anything else with you inside the OFC office.
All individuals entering the facility are thoroughly checked and scanned.
There are no options to keep mobile safely anywhere at most centers. There is no guarantee that it will be available.
Some nearby shops may offer a mobile locker for a fee. Be prepared to pay in cash.Do they speak in Hindi, Tamil or Local language at OFC center?You will find local language speaking staff members at the OFC center as it is mostly managed by third-party local consulting companies.Can OFC center manager help with US visa?The OFC facility is managed by a local company and you won’t find/see anybody from the US embassy there. Nobody can help you with getting a US visa here.
Your visa interview is NOT carried out at the OFC center. You have to visit the US embassy separately for the Visa interview process.
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