US embassy announces visa changes

New Delhi, Sep 27 (UNI) The United States embassy here has made the non-immigrant visa interview appointment system more stringent to prevent its misuse.

Announcing the changes in the interview system, the embassy today said an applicant can cancel a visa interview appointment only twice and after the second cancellation, the HDFC Visa Fee Receipts is de-activated for 90 calendar days.

The applicant will not be able to book another appointment till 90 days are over.

If the applicant does not appear for a visa interview appointment, the HDFC Visa Fee Receipt will be de-activated and the applicant will not be able to book another appointment.

However, if the applicant has a valid reason for not appearing for the appointment, he/she can request VFS to re-activate the Visa Fee Receipt citing reasons for non-appearance.

The embassy said in a release that if the VFS re-activates the applicants receipt, he/she will then be able to book another appointment through VFS.

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