US Consulates India Head Update for 2022-23: 100K Slots for H1B, L1. Guidance Summary 

US Visa Appointments Situation in India for 2022 and 2023 Guidance

Earlier today, there was a Facebook Live session with the Head of US Consulates in India Mr. Don Heflin. In that session, he outlined the US Embassy & Consulates’ current situation and plans for the rest of 2022 and 2023.  In this article, we will summarize the key points and guidance given by him regarding …

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H1B Second Lottery 2023 News: NO Lottery(USCIS Official)

H1B 2023 Second Lottery Done

As most of you know, USCIS received 484K H1B registrations for H1B Fiscal Year(FY) 2023 season and they selected about 127,600 in the first round. Since then, many have been speculating that there is likely going to be a second-round lottery for FY 2023 season similar to the previous H1B FY 2022 season. Today, all …

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US Visa Appointments India: 2022 Updates for F1, B1/B2, H1B, L1 by Head of Consulates

US Visa Appointments Situation for 2022 - Update by Head of Consulates

Last year in November 2021, there was a Facebook Live Q &A session on US Visa Appointments situation in India organized by US Embassy. In that session, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs for India, Mr. Don Heflin took the time to answer questions about US Visa appointments, the overall Consulates operations situation in India. On …

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USCIS received 484K H1B Registrations for H1B 2023 Lottery

H1B Lottery Numbers for FY 2023 Season

USCIS announced official H1B 2023 first-round lottery results on March 29th, 2022 indicating that they have completed the H1B lottery first round and notified all selected applicants. What they did not announce was the total number of filings and other metrics. They quietly updated their H1B Registration page in late April 2022 with the H1B …

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Dropbox Stamping India: Can Drop off Documents at Any Location

US Visa Stamping Dropbox Locations Update

USTravelDocs India has announced an important update that allows US Visa Interview Waiver, also called Dropbox, applicants to submit documents at any location starting from April 4th, 2022. In this article, we will review complete details about the announcement, like how it would work, changes to the Dropbox confirmation message, changes in appointment letters, responses …

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