US Cancels 2,000 Visa Appointments in India Over Technical Glitch

US Cancels 2,000 Visa Appointments in India Over Bot Fraud

The US embassy stated that it had voided in excess of 2,000 visa appointments aside from the BOT production by agents and bots.

New Delhi, March 28: The United States, however, has already suspended their over 2,000 visa applications announced by the US Embassy on Wednesday. The decision of the US Embassy to cancel the appointments is consistent with the recent developments regarding the processing of visas and upholding of the immigration policies that President Trump has implemented since he came to power.

In a social media message, the US Embassy said “Consular Team India is canceling about 2,000 visa appointments made by bots. We are very strict and severe with agents and fixers who violate our scheduling policies.” They then said “Right now, we are canceling these appointments and also we are suspending the rights for their setting accounts.

” The embassy has made the resolution after the continuous endeavor to restrict the wrong practices and the abuse of unauthorized agents and automated bots in the scheduling of appointments. The visa removal also takes place in the midst of gradual sinking due to the extraordinary delays in the US visa process in India. The strongly increased number to wait in turn has caused this problem. 800 to 1000 days seem to be the range of their waiting times for B2 (tourist) and B1 (business) visa in the year 2022-23.

US police officers had earlier utilized to permit Indian applicants to argue their cases in the Mexican cities and consulates in Singapore, Manila, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to prevent the unquiet.

They also gave appointments for US consulates in Frankfurt, Germany, and Bangkok, Thailand, to reduce their waiting time.The Indian authorities have been voicing their opinions with the Biden administration in fear about visa processing delays since last year. In 2022 the Minister of External Affairs, India S. Jaishankar, raised the problem with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. The Biden administration referred to the backlog as the result of disruptions carried out by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaishankar retackled the problem early this year when he joined Trump in visiting his inauguration at Washington and discussing it with Blinken’s replacement, Marco Rubio.

Any of the visa equated ways to prolonged wait in addition to what has been already mentioned. Additionally, the approval rate of visas has been quite plummeted over the last years thereby making it difficult to get visas for students and business people. The recent detection of fraudulent visa appointment practices is likely to add further complications for genuine applicants seeking entry to the US.

The message of the US embassy is in the same breath: we are accountable in the matter and we affirm a clear schedule must prevail. The warning was sufficiently brusque when they finally said that any fraudulent acts would not pass unnoticed and all those participating would be removed from the register