US To Process 8 Lakh Visas In Next 12 Months, Says American Diplomat
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The consular offices were also ramping up staffing across India and the visa processing would be supported by the rise in headcount at these offices.
The United States embassy in India is likely to process about 8 lakh visas over the next 12 months, a senior diplomat said here on Tuesday.
Addressing reporters here, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the US embassy, Donald L Heflin said, "8,00,000 visas are projected to be issued in the next 12 months.. we opened a lot of slots for processing the visas.. we think of eventually meeting the demand of H and L visas." Asked about the total number of visas issued before the outbreak of Covid-19, he said 1.2 million visas were issued.
He also expressed hope that the visa processing would reach pre-Covid-19 levels sometime in 2023 or 2024.
"Pre-Covid-19 1.2 million visas were issued. We hope to reach that level sometime in 2023-24..," Heflin told PTI.
