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Currently in the same boat and experiencing extreme delays with visa processing at the Mumbai Consulate even though I did not receive any slip at the end of the interview. After having to reschedule my flight twice, I experience the same frustration as others. I reached out to an immigration attorney in the US regarding this and here is a summary of what I received. Posting this in the hopes that others can get some information-
'Admin processing seems to be a new norm at consulates in India. Admin processing is the time period during which visa applications go through additional review outside normal visa processing times. Especially in India, they have chosen to take a closer look at anyone who has previously ever held an F1 status to see if status violations have occurred, but thats just one of the reasons. This processing may delay return by weeks, or in a few cases, months. If the officer is unable to determine from the records they have if any violations have occurred, it may push the case into processing while they sort it out. There is nothing that can be really done about this'.
My advice to anyone with H1B stamping thats planning a trip- Don't. Hold off for a bit if possible until they sort this out. I can only imagine this has created all sorts of backlog and that would only add further time. For those who are going through this- nothing to do but wait. Good Luck
Currently in the same boat and experiencing extreme delays with visa processing at the Mumbai Consulate even though I did not receive any slip at the end of the interview. After having to reschedule my flight twice, I experience the same frustration as others. I reached out to an immigration attorney in the US regarding this and here is a summary of what I received. Posting this in the hopes that others can get some information-
'Admin processing seems to be a new norm at consulates in India. Admin processing is the time period during which visa applications go through additional review outside normal visa processing times. Especially in India, they have chosen to take a closer look at anyone who has previously ever held an F1 status to see if status violations have occurred, but thats just one of the reasons. This processing may delay return by weeks, or in a few cases, months. If the officer is unable to determine from the records they have if any violations have occurred, it may push the case into processing while they sort it out. There is nothing that can be really done about this'.
My advice to anyone with H1B stamping thats planning a trip- Don't. Hold off for a bit if possible until they sort this out. I can only imagine this has created all sorts of backlog and that would only add further time. For those who are going through this- nothing to do but wait. Good Luck
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