New system for U.S. Visa Services effective July 15, 2023
Effective July 15, 2023, we are moving to a new system for U.S. visa services.
To enable us to efficiently move your appointment and payment information to the new system, please take the following steps at your earliest convenience:
- Ensure that all the data entered in your profile is complete and correct. If you need to correct any of the information, please do so as soon as possible.
- If you plan to pay a visa application fee in the near future, please do so before July 10, 2023, as payment services will be unavailable from July 11 to July 14 to enable the system change. Services will resume on July 15, 2023.
- If you have paid your visa fee but not associated it to your profile, please ensure you log in to your profile and associate your payment by entering the payment receipt number into your profile.
- If you are a travel coordinator, group coordinator, or family, and you added dependent visa applicants to primary applicant profiles, please ensure that each dependent/applicant has a unique email address. This may mean changing the email address you currently have listed for them. Please contact our call center if you need help updating this information.
Please monitor our website regularly as we will continue to add information about the upcoming changes.
Update on Change to U.S. Travel Policy Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for nonimmigrant travel
The Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. This means starting May 12, noncitizen nonimmigrant air passengers will no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated with an accepted COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight to the United States. CDC’s Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic will no longer be in effect when the Presidential Proclamation Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic is revoked.
Service Availability and Visa Fee Increase Informational Update
Please note that the date for MRV fee increase has been changed to June 17, 2023. Services for making new visa fee payments will be suspended on June 16, 2023. Do not attempt to make a visa fee payment on June 16, 2023. The services will become available for visa fee payments on June 17, 2023. Additionally, there could be a delay in updating visa fee information mentioned on this site.
Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases
The U.S. Department of State has increased certain nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application processing fees. These fee increases are effective June 17, 2023.
- The application fee for visitor visas for business or tourism (B1/B2s), and other non-petition based NIVs, such as student and exchange visitor visas, has increased from $160 to $185.
- The application fee for certain petition-based nonimmigrant visas for temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) has increased from $190 to $205.
- The application fee for a treaty trader, treaty investor, and treaty applicant in a specialty occupation (E category) has increased from $205 to $315.
MRV Fee Validity Update Effective October 1st 2022
All nonimmigrant visa application fee (also known as the MRV fee) payments made on or after October 1, 2022, are valid for 365 days from the date a receipt is issued for payment of the MRV fee. Applicants must schedule an in-person or interview waiver appointment during this 365-day period. Please note applicants must only schedule their in-person or interview waiver appointment within the 365-day period. There is no requirement the interview or VAC appointment must occur during the 365-day period. All receipts for payment of MRV fees issued before October 1, 2022, were extended until September 30, 2023, and remain valid until this date.
Important Announcement on Waivers of the Interview Requirement for Certain Nonimmigrant Visas
Requesting an Expedited Appointment
Applicants can request an expedited appointment through our online appointment system. You must already have a confirmed interview appointment date in order to request an expedited appointment. If your emergency appointment request is approved, you will be notified with instructions via email. You should not cancel your existing appointment unless you receive a confirmation that your request for an emergency appointment has been approved. If you have not yet received an approval or denial, your request is still under consideration.
Immigrant Visa
The Immigrant Visa Unit at the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai has resumed scheduling of routine appointments of all visa categories. All applicants who had appointments cancelled due to Consulate closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have been sent instructions for how to reschedule. We are also accepting 221(g) submissions in all visa categories.
Initial visa interview appointments are scheduled by the National Visa Center with limited exceptions. Follow-up or rescheduled appointments must be made through . We add appointments as often as we have availability. Visa applicants should follow the instructions provided for registering for appointments and monitor their email address for confirmation and further information.
For answers to applicants’ most frequently asked questions, please visit our FAQs.
For visa inquiries, the best and fastest way to communicate is to email to support-india@ustraveldocs.com or dial the call center (91-22 62011000) during business hours to speak to a representative.
Multiple separate attempts to contact the Embassy or Consulate will slow communication.
