If you are travelling to the US this summer, apply for the visas early due to heavy demand. This is the advice of the US Embassy in Delhi. In the last five years, the demand for visas to travel to the United States has increased by over 60 per cent.
Applicants across India may have to wait 30 days or more for a visa interview appointment to become available and this will continue for at least the next few months, the embassy said in statement.
India’s non-immigrant visa workload is one of the largest in the world, processing over a million visas a year. According to the statement, the Embassy in New Delhi and the four Consulates across India “are constantly working to improve service and meet demand, but applicants should be aware that the summer is a peak travel season and there will be delays in getting visa appointments”.
It also advised applicants are to beware of scams and fraud and reminded them that the only way to get a US visa is through official channels.