US prioritizes H-1B visas and L visas for IT professionals from India this summer
US Announces Plan to Issue 1 million Visas by 2023
- The US visa administration is set to issue more than a million visas to Indians this year, according to a senior official.
- India is now number two in the world in terms of international students coming to the United States.
- Student visas (F visa) and Work visas (L & H-1B visas) are set to be prioritized this year owing to the demand for Indian IT professionals.
What is H-1B Visa?
- The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
- Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Expert Assistance for Your US Visa: US Consulate General in Hyderabad
- The new campus of the US consulate has been opened in Nanakaramguda, Hyderabad.
- The new campus is spread across over 12 acres of land. Previously the US Consulate was housed in Paigah Palace.
- The Nanakaramguda US Consulate is known to be the biggest in South Asia, with large-scale facilities.
- The total number of visa applications to be processed in a day is set to be increased from 1000 to 3,500.
- The US plans to accept and issue most student visa applications for the fall intake of 2023.
- The wait time for some US visas has also been altered to less than 60 days.
- The government also plans on renewing the domestic visa for candidates who fulfill the required eligibility criteria.
