Japan Visa Application at VFS Global Mumbai

[ayumi37]

Submitted my Japan visa application on 3rd September along with my wife's and infant daughter.

Mumbai office is still a walk-in appointment based.

Reached at 7.45am, walked in at 8am, took the token. Mine was no 4. Whole process was completed by 8:30am. For mine it took just...

[peter887]

Hi, I’m traveling to Texas for work in a couple of weeks I have a valid i94, expired stamp and a pending adjustment of status application. With the heightened scrutiny surrounding Texas and Florida, any experience recently?...

[ragnar21]

Last week I have made the payment for my J-1 visa appointment in The Netherlands, but I am receiving the error: “The Payment reference number does not exist.” I have also submitted a ticket through the AVITS website, but unfortunately, I have not yet received a response. It also says my ticket is...

[sn7]

Hi

I am writing regarding the citizenship application for my wife. We filed her citizenship application as a wife of US Citizen in Aug 2025. We received the notice saying biometrics will be re-used, however, there has been no update on her case after that. We filed to the Boston office....

[bakugo]

I just started working after masters, got H1B picked. Can’t travel back home due to visa uncertainty and stamping situation. So much bad news: 100k fee, 60 days grace period etc.

No realistic path to a green card. Even if I get EB1 *****ally the wait time now is insane? I heard they are...

[dvpatel]

Helping a friend update their passport information. Their OCIs were issued in 2010. They have always lived in SC. Back in 2010, there was not Atlanta Embassy. South Carolina fell under the DC jurisdiction. Their OC Application confirmation numbers all have USAW.

They filled out the OCI...

[ozipin]

Hi,

We are planning to travel to Patagonia in September and looking for advice. Did anyone travel with Indian passport and a valid H1B stamp travel to Argentina this year? Please let me know if AVE or interview is required. I read through multiple posts but it's conflicting slightly. h...

[chaue97]

Hi folks ,

I have a connecting flight from Blr - Hanoi - Tokyo ( flight starts on 16th Nov at night 11pm from BLR)
And we will reach Tokyo on Nov 17th at 4pm .

So what should be my starting travel date that I can mention in - NOC , cover letter and travel itinerary ??...

[das998]

My Pakistan e visa has been under process for months I applied at 1june then one week later they asked for same verification and paper detail which I provided afterward it’s been under process till now idk what to do ? Is anyone else been under same situation, I have also tried to contact my country...

[clevend]

My partner is a South African citizen and I am an Indian citizen

Recently i visited him on visitors visa for 20 days and we applied for temporary life partner visa on 7th july

I left the country on 14th july and my visa was expiring on 25th july

Now that i have...

[jinto26]

Hi folks. Has anyone who filed an H1B extension around early April 2026 received an approval yet?

Mine was filed in early April under regular processing, and I’m in Texas. It has been more than four months and is still pending.

If you filed around the same time, could you...

[blake09]

My ESTA was initially authorised a couple of weeks ago, but it has now been changed to “Travel Not Authorised.”

I’ve travelled to the US a couple of times previously, never stayed for longer than 30 days in a year, have no criminal convictions, and have never had any issues with my...

[chriss232]

I'm currently on F-1/OPT and recently had my H-1B approved as a change of status, with the Oct 1 2026 start date.

I'm considering a short international trip and returning to the U.S. before Sept 15, using my valid F-1 visa and OPT documents.

Has anyone been in a similar situation...

[gleen41]

Hi! My fiancé and I are travelling to Japan in late October, but we have different purposes of travel. I will be attending a conference, while she will be visiting as a tourist.

Can we book a single group appointment together under one category, or do we need to book separate appointments...

[peniti]

Hello everyone.

I’m planning a trip to Niagara Falls and am trying to decide between Niagara City Cruises and Maid of the Mist. For anyone who has experienced both, which one would you recommend, and why? I’m mainly interested in the overall experience, views of the falls, boat ride...