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US Embassy, consulates in India closed from today. When will services resume?

As per the notice, the closure of services has been declared from December 24, 2025, to December 26, 2025.

Updated 222 days ago

How US screening is causing stamping delays, distress for Indian H-1B applicants

Thousands of Indian H-1B and H-4 applicants saw their visa renewal interviews pushed to 2026.

Updated 226 days ago

B1/B2 visa cleared in seconds, Indian applicant shares 'luck based' experience

An Indian applicant detailed their quick B1/B2 visa approval at the US Consulate in Chennai on Reddit

Updated 279 days ago

Indian couple secures US B1/B2 visa after overcoming tense interview

The Indian couple arrived at counter 30 of US Consulate in Mumbai, where the Visa Officer (VO) interviewed them for a lengthier period of time than at other counters.

Published 337 days ago

US scraps interview waiver program for H1-B and other visa holders, details here

The Dropbox interview waiver program will conclude on September 2, 2025, requiring most visa holders, including children and seniors, to attend in-person interviews.

Updated 357 days ago

Fake ‘Westarctica’ diplomat from Ghaziabad visited 40 countries: Report

Noida unit of UP STF busts an illegal embassy running in Ghaziabad and arrests Harsh Vardhan Jain, who was running an illegal Westarctica embassy by taking a rented house in Kavinagar.

Updated 372 days ago

US consulate received hoax bomb threat, police are looking for unidentified called

According to the police the caller used a number that appears to be local and they are tracking the phone number to locate the caller and register a case against him (Getty Images)

Published 413 days ago

Why Mumbai Police cracked down on viral auto driver who earned ‘ ₹5–8 lakh’

The autorickshaw driver, who had become an online sensation for claiming to earn between <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 lakh a month by safeguarding belongings of visa applicants for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,000 per bag, was among those summoned by the BKC police.

Published 417 days ago

France to issue visas in Bengaluru by 2026, says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar (ANI)

Updated 555 days ago

US opens new consulate in Bengaluru

This is the fifth US consulate in India and the third in the southern part of the country. (X)

Published 563 days ago

US Consulate inaugurated in Bengaluru, visa services to start soon

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Ambassador Eric Garcetti lead the inauguration ceremony.

Published 563 days ago

Now, JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy claims credit for US Consulate in Bengaluru

On social media, Kumaraswamy shared images of his meeting with Ambassador Juster in 2018.

Updated 563 days ago

Bengaluru US consulate sparks political row: Congress slams BJP

US Consulate is all set to be inaugurated in Bengaluru on January 17.

Updated 564 days ago

US Consulate in Bengaluru: Official launch to kick off on January 17

In the interim, the consulate will operate temporarily from the JW Marriott Hotel on Vittal Mallya Road

Updated 567 days ago

Bengaluru likely to get US consulate by January, Tejasvi Surya hails 'milestone'

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya.

Updated 591 days ago

Indian worker in US calls H1B renewal process a nightmare: ‘Beyond frustrating’

A Reddit user expressed his frustration with the H1B visa renewal process for Indians

Updated 648 days ago

‘Tracking process of establishing US consulate in Bengaluru’: EAM S Jaishankar

EAM S Jaishankar

Published 839 days ago

Two held for submitting forged documents during US Visa interview

HT Image

Updated 882 days ago

'Will remind US ambassador to open consulate in Bengaluru soon': EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with BJP MP Tejasvi Surya during a discussion on his book 'Why Bharat Matters' in Bengaluru.

Published 940 days ago

BJP MP demands land for US consulate in Bengaluru

*BJP MP Tejasvi Surya asks the Karnataka government to provide support and land for the new US consulate in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Updated 1136 days ago

US consulate in Bengaluru will benefit 4 to 5L people of K'taka: Tejasvi Surya

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.

Published 1136 days ago

EAM Jaishankar interacts with Bengaluru youth at Cubbon park

EAM Jaishankar interacts with Bengaluru youth at Cubbon park.

Published 1219 days ago

'Next time I meet Mr. Anthony Blinken…': EAM Jaishankar in Bengaluru

'Next time I meet Mr. Anthony Blinken…': UAE Jaishankar in Bengaluru

Updated 1226 days ago

IIT Madras and US Consulate to host virtual workshop from November 15 to 18

Titled "Destination South India," the online event will be held from November 15 to 18 jointly jointly with USIEF, and the Forum on Education Abroad, a release from IIT-M here said.

Published 1756 days ago

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