US visa renewal via drop box now available in India

A relief comes for Indians wishing to travel to the US as visa renewals for the country can now be done through drop box, stated John Ballard, the consular chief at the US Consulate General in Mumbai.

Ballard, however, added that visa renewal requests will not be accepted through emails.

The Consulate Chief stated that the US is on track to welcome a record number of International students from India in 2023, and is prepared to receive the visa applications for the same.

“It was the most students that we have ever adjudicated here in India and we expect in 2023, we will have even more Indian students that will be coming into apply for visas,” Ballard stated.

The US Embassy reviewed over 1,25,000 in 2022, with the number expected to be higher in the new year. The US received more visa applications in 2022 than any year since 2016, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price had previously stated.

Price also stated last month that the country was trying to reduce visa wait times for Indian nationals, stating, “Visa processing is recovering faster than projected and over the coming year, we expect to reach pre-pandemic processing levels.”