US Embassy allows relaxed visa appointments

New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNI) Indians travelling to the United States can now advance their visa appointments with the US Embassy and its consulates in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

The embassy and the consulates are opening new visa appointments in all categories, including tourist, to reduce waiting time for people who presently have appointments, the embassy said today.

The embassy is encouraging people who already have visa appointments to visit the embassy's appointments website (www.vfs-usa.co.in) to advance the schedule of their appointments, an embassy statement said.

''Advancing scheduled appointments is part of the U S Mission's continuing efforts to serve the Indian public reduce the wait time for new appointments,'' it said.

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