**** H1 visa appointment at HYDERABAD for MAY 2010????????

[tnrao5]

Hello
I am looking for H1 visa appointment at HYDERABAD for the month of MAY2010. Still did not see any thing available. Any body got one in May at HYD? Please share your suggestions to get one.

Thanks
Narayan

[shervin143]

Appointments open only 2-3 weeks in advance. Keep checking the consulate's website.

[tnrao5]

Anybody got visa appointments for 1st week of May for Hyderabad consulate?

[invisible]

check on thursday nights and friday mornings/sunday nights

[H1EMP]

Appointments

I heard that they are doing some renovation work from May3rd for 3 weeks and only consider for emergency cases (News in Eenadu paper)

[tnrao5]

can some one confirm whether HYD consulate giving appointments for normal cases (non emergency) for the May or not.

[tnrao5]

Anybody got visa appointment for the May 1st week? I am still waiting.What is the best time to see one.Im in CST.

[srinu28]

i am also looking for a date in May but still not getting any dates

i am also looking for a date in May but still not getting any dates in hyderabad. Someone in this thread has mentioned that May has only emergenct appointments quoted from eenadu paper? can you please tell me which day's eenadu paper mentioned it? thanks.

[lathangi227]

Check this press release posted on Hyd US Consulate

Hello,
I don't think only emergency appointments are considered. The website indicates that the consulate will schedule fewer appointments in May due to operational upgrades.
Please check this press release posted on Hyd US Consulate website dated Apr 2,2010.

http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov/limitedoperations.html

I am also looking for a date in 2nd week of may. Please let me know if any one of you see appointment dates open..

Thanks
Lathangi

i am also looking for a date in May but still not getting any dates in hyderabad. Someone in this thread has mentioned that May has only emergenct appointments quoted from eenadu paper? can you please tell me which day's eenadu paper mentioned it? thanks.

[UKannan]

Anybody got visa appointments for 1st week of May for Hyderabad consulate?

Keep checking the VFS site...

[vammu]

U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad to Upgrade Consular Facilities

U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad to Upgrade Consular Facilities


Hyderabad – Beginning the first week of May 2010, the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad will upgrade its existing facility to accommodate the increasing demand for consular services, according to U.S. Consul General Cornelis Keur.

During this period, expected to last six weeks, the Consular Section will temporarily reduce the number of appointments available to both American citizens and visa applicants. Consul General Keur explained that, “This period of refurbishment is unavoidable as the existing configuration is inadequate to meet the growing demand for services from both American citizens and visa applicants in Andhra Pradesh.”

To avoid inconvenience to our applicants, the Consulate General will increase the number of visa and American Citizen Services (ACS) appointments available during the four weeks prior to the expected facility upgrade. Interview appointments can now be scheduled on Saturdays beginning April 10, 2010. To schedule visa and ACS appointments, please go to http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov

The U.S. Consulate General urges applicants to plan ahead and apply far in advance of expected travel dates for visas or American citizen services such as passports, notarials, or Consular Reports of Birth Abroad. Applicants with urgent travel needs during this period of limited consular services are invited to apply for visas at the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai or other U.S. consular sections throughout India.

Emergency services for American citizens will not be affected during this period.

[ozzy80]

How can one take an appointment in Chennai for a new H4 when they are from AP? I am also looking for an appt for my fiancée. Please hep.

[srinu28]

i just got dates available for May at Hyderabad Consulate

i just got dates available for May at Hyderabad Consulate.

just saw the dates 30 minutes ago - available for May 11th, 13th, 18th and 20th.

i got the date i wanted and when i checked again now (30 mins later) - the only date now available is 20th may. so it seems the dates are going pretty fast as quick as 30 minutes.

so all of you who are looking for May dates should keep looking every 5-10 minutes in the late evenings USA Pacific time around 7:30PM-11PM.

i came to know from one of my friend that US consulate open dates in IST morning once they open office at 8:00AM - so that would be late evenings (7:30PM) in USA pacific time.

[lathangi227]

I have seen dates available on April 29th at 12:15 am(EST). The dates are available for 6th, 8th and lots more. But just before checking this, i made my appointment at chennai consulate. Better luck for others

[ramu_01]

Please let me know

I have seen dates available on April 29th at 12:15 am(EST). The dates are available for 6th, 8th and lots more. But just before checking this, i made my appointment at chennai consulate. Better luck for others

Hi, I am looking for student visa appointment at Hyderabad for May 2nd week. I found there is no appointment available right now. I am thinking of taking an appointment at Chennai consulate. Please advise me how did you take the appointment at Chennai consulate? If I give my state of residency as Andhra Pradesh, the calendar shows only Hyderabad consulate dates. Please let me know asap. Thanks.