CEAC Website, Errors Info. Appointments for B-1/B-2 drop box applications will become available late in November and through December for appointments in January and February 2022. However, there is no harm in checking every now and then as they may open some slots as capacity permits. Thank you. Schedule Your Appointment Early, However, whether your case is an emergency or regular appointment, the earlier you book your appointment, the better. If you are eligible for dropbox, you should not book regular, unless you need it for emergency. If you are an H or L visa holder, you may get lucky later this year as there are plans to open slots later in September 2022. Search more than 3,000 jobs in the charity sector. Unable to schedule dropbox appointment as it shows only OFC appointment for interview USA B1/B2 visa Charu_Ramachandran (Charu Ramachandran) December 10, 2020, 5:19pm #1 Hi, I am trying to schedule visa Dropbox appointment for my mother. How to resolve this issue? The appointment letter has all the details. Just want to check few details, I am eligible for drop box as per CGI portal, and under one profile I have added 3 applicants (me (H1b) and my dependents (H4)). In order to submit, you will first have to book an appointment date for submission. Step 1: Register online and schedule a biometrics appointment Once you receive your appointment letter, you must register online at www.ustraveldocs.com, select your visa pick-up location, and schedule an appointment for your photograph and fingerprints to be taken at one of our Visa Application Centers in India. Same issue. There isnt a way they can all be booked out since they were all open for atleast 2 weeks prior. I am in Delhi location. She has to join the program by 1st week of August 2022. I am applying on or after my 80th birthday AND. Can you imagine the number of people who have to wait 2-3days after biometric to get a consular interview date? US visa Interview waiver is the term used for the dropbox facility. H1B extensions, amendments, and transfers are called petitions and are filed with USCIS. So I need to keep checking to see if there are any open slots? To have a hitch-free application process, you need to understand how US visa appointment date availability works. If I select Chennai, do I need to go to submit my documents in Chennai or can I do it in Bnaglore? I am also getting a similar notification ", I am trying to book appointment for IW, but getting ". Use the same Access Code to login on to the, The extension can access the appointment schedule & applicant home page, nothing else, The extension sends the US Visa schedule screenshot to our server when you login, Navigate to schedule appointment on the visa portal. Check with App. Also, you can check on their website for full info. Many applications also receive form 221g which can delay your passport. Hi Anirudh Have you got the solution to this problem? You will need to follow the same process on the USATravelDocs website to pay the visa fees and then answer the dropbox eligibility questions.The system will automatically ask you to take a DropBox appointment if you are eligible. I think one of the criteria is Consulate office, which means you might get drop box only in Mumbai. Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy / Terms and conditions, Everything about the US visa application process is step by step. See the timeline section below for official links, screenshots of news. It sounds like your visa was never denied. Was your prior visa annotated clearance received or dpartemental authorization ? I am a PhD student and need to renew my F1 visa. Learn the current status of visa services in your country: Last updated: February 6, 2023 Have legal immigration questions? Navigate to schedule appointment on the visa portal. My confirmation page does not have Consular Appointment details but the appointment history shows Visa Priority: Regular. This question asks for visa refusal after your last visa issuance but when you actually go for appointment booking online, the question changes to any visa refusal anytime in past. You can email them to confirm. And in most cases, you cannot have a visa unless you schedule and keep US visa appointments. But their dropbox appointment is in October 2022 ( more that 48 months after expiration. If you are planning to travel to the US, the following is a step-by-step guide on how to schedule online your visa appointments. Once thats done, you will need to complete the security question. what time of the day is good for booking an appointment? Once you are there, you will click on New User. Fill all the required fields on the page and then create a password. Thanks in advance. Every day new dates for OFC appointments are available in the consulates but when I click on it, it says no appointment available. This article is aimed at addressing the confusion. It will no longer show IW for dropbox appointment bookings. got the dropbox yellow page confirmation and booked slot in Delhi VAC. Ritvik_Raj September 2, 2021, 2:11am #8 In the next screen we enter the passport delivery details 3. This site is not affiliated with the United States Government in any way, we are not a law firm, and are not a substitute for an attorney or law firm. Most of the applicants qualify for the dropbox option unless they have some restrictions or their stamped US Visa has annotations like Clearance Received. After the reset/new day, one can again try again. There are currently no appointments available. Give your Access Code (received in the signup) in the extension. You need to keep checking every now and then. It just shows me all five consulates have no appointments available. For me also shows the same Regular but confirmation email received only VAC details for drop box. Primary H1B is eligible for dropbox but dependent H4 is not. Visas. I was hesistant about it too, since I had applied in Chennai last time. I have gone ahead and taken one for sept 2023. but want to reschd it to earlier. Laxmi, Others can also drop off documents. All Cases. Guys, I am so stressed out. If you are a nonimmigrant applicant, your journey to the United States from your home country will start from completing, Steps to Finding us visa appointment available dates, This is the first thing in your application process. Without it, your application can as well be considered nonexistent. H1B primary uses dropbox and H4 dependent appears for the visa interview. The Drop Box appointments are available for a limited number of renewals of H, L, C1/D, O, I, F, M, and J visas at designated Visa Application Centers. There are no dropbox appointment slots available for 2022. When will you open appointments for B-1/B-2 visas? It looks like in the below screenshot for dropbox appointments. Jan 10, 2022 13 Comments. Dropbox Processing time varies from 1 day to 6 weeks. same happened with me. For Dropbox or Interview Waiver appointments, you would only see VAC details on the appointment confirmation letter first page. US Visa Approval & Refusal Rates by Country and Visa H1B Visa Tracker (FY 2023) US Visa Stamping Dropbox (Interview Waiver) Tracker US Visa Emergency Appointment Tracker USCIS Processing Times US Visa Appointment Times 2. I am in a similar situation. 2) Another thing, my visa appointment is on Sunday at 1pm, when I refer the CGI portal, submission of drop box timings showing as Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm (http://staging2012.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-main-contactus.asp). The class now means exact same visa including the alphabet and number. That's all. ----- As usual people not at all sharing.. I would like to know if you got an appointment to drop off at Kochi or only at Chennai ? Any issue with that. Dropbox appointment for H1b in India for summer 2022. You are allowed to schedule your documents drop-off even when you are outside India but would need to be physically present to drop them off. Are there any Drop-box Dates Available, I am looking from past 1 week. Please complete your transaction at this time. and then drop off at kochi thats what the message says but the problem is getting chennai appointments itself is difficult. Can you please confirm what happened in your situation? If you want to contact one of our reporters, feel free to email editor@americanbazaaronline.com. Hi Charu, And if my 485 is denied, my H1B is no longer valid. AK, You cannot have two accounts for the same applicant applying for the same visa category. But, this changed starting from November 28th, 2021. You can restart the questions and see, if that helps. I live in Bangalore as well. Do the slots display fine on your portal? Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Read: US to make 20,000 drop box interview waiver appointments in India (January 7, 2022) One of the major takeaways from the session for those hoping to book a visa appointment included the. Normally, the advise is to go for it as US embassy wants to reduce their work load. But how exactly does this date availability work? My nearest VFC is Chennai and I also selected Chennai Consulate while filling in DS160. Upload or insert images from URL. Did you face any issue after submitting passport ? Your last stamping was done in 2022. I am seeing the same issue, did you get any resolution regarding this? You should be applying for a visa stamp before your 14th birthday along with the other criteria mentioned above.Note: Children under 14 must submit a photocopy of both parents passport biographic information and a valid U.S. visa page. Once you log into the dashboard, you will be shown the available dates for US visa appointments in your location. The app currently has Dropbox options for India, Canada, China, Mexico, Denmark, and Australia. @Charu_Ramachandran - Im also facing the same issue when tried to schedule dropbox appointment. She is waiting for the other formalities from the university. Written by US VISA APPOINTMENTS on May 26, 2020. This may include medical needs, death of a loved one, or urgent business travel. Check your eligibility using this simple online app by selecting the country you are applying for a visa. Find out about the. In the dropdown, IW stands for Interview Waiver that indicated that the booking was for a dropbox or visa renewal appointment. So yes, if you are a student in the US right now, or if you have had a B1 B2 Visa in the past, you can go online and ask for a dropbox slot for your F1 Visa application. MHim, November 20, 2020 in H1B : Visa Stamp, I am eligible for dropbox but I am unable to find any open dates for last 2 weeks or more for Mumbai. Many are not sure if they are booking a Biometrics appointment or a Dropbox appointment. I am eligible for interview waiwer. Yes, our team went back and re-checked all the scenarios and did update the rules after the concerns you shared. Moreover this who did biometrics in March 2020 could not attend the consulate interviews due to the lockdown. This will allow the embassy or consulate to have enough time to process the visa. To identify such applicants, the US embassy will release more that 20,000 additional waiver (dropbox) appointments for Spring 2022 in New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, the report . Supporting documentation varies by each US visa type: It is possible that you are eligible for dropbox individually but one of your dependents is not. Cookie Notice Its hard to tell because I don't see appointments beyond August, September or all of 2023 for that matter! I completed ds160, answered all question correctly for drop box appointment, and got h4 visa interview waiver confirmation. VMware, Go to company page Tushar, Yes, you can submit documents anywhere, there is no restriction. If you have got this, then you are booking a dropbox appointment slot. Do they need to go to drop the documents or can someone else drop the documents on their behalf. So I am wondering if anyone else had this issue and if anyone knows how else I can confirm the interview waiver. Log in to CGI portal from the browser you installed the extension. Apple, No wonder they say H1-b is a slave visa :(. It would have happened either ways. When you are booking the biometrics appointment, on the booking screen you would see VAC at the end of the consulate name as you can see in the below screenshot. 1. I guess I went more than the required number of actions. Vivek, Well, most of the times, the system is pretty good and there would be a reason based on how you answered questions. A lot of Indian families have been looking ahead to be united with their. What about immigrant visas? How do we confirm it. A new exception valid till December 30, 2020, is that visa renewal via Dropbox is being offered for those who had a Visa expired within the past 24 months rather than just the past 12 months. Pasted as rich text. It could be booked as well, hard to predict. Any idea why all slots are booked ? i have the same issue. I am also trying. I've been trying to obtain an OFC dropbox slot since the 19th of June, but the message "There are currently no appointments available" keeps showing up no matter which location I choose. Visa interview or dropbox is for people outside US. At least 10 characters, please. A visa application center (ASC) employee will review the document checklist before accepting the application for delivery to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Example: H1B and H4 are different visa classes now as per new updates on the usaTravelDocs website. Anything you enter will be sent to US dept of state system and it will have mismatchso, You should cancel and rebook to avoid any future issues. Indian work-visa holders call lay-offs an HR disaster, Judge Nikki Haley for her ideas: Bobby Jindal, H-1B visa can be restrictive for career path, Amid continuing job cuts, Indians help with counselling, Ajay Banga will be transformative at World Bank: Kamala Harris, Mia Bhuta: First Indian origin US national soccer team captain. So, it is proven to be working and we have confirmation. As most of these appointments beginning January will be primarily Dropbox appointments for renewals of B1/B2. The visa appointments may include biometrics screening, immigration medical exam, and/or an interview. The DropBox facility makes visa renewals quick and easy by helping applicants eliminate the in-person visa interview requirement. In this case, you will need to choose the earliest date on the website. The US embassy can issue a green form 221(g) and ask you to visit in person for fingerprints. It is possible that you may not see the available dates for future months as has been reported by many users. Let's connect on any of these social networks! Please complete your transaction at this time. Rescheduling drop off date allowed. I saw the yellow screen for Interview Waiver, first time when I went through the questioneer but when I booked the appointment, I just clicked continue on the left side. Business travel, conferences, weddings, and graduations are not considered emergencies. She is eligible for drop box and I heard they are processing drop box applications in Chennai. Yes, you need to carry a paper-based photo which is as per US visa requirements for Dropbox. US consulates in India aim to issue 800,000 visas in next 12 months. We couldn't find any appointment in USA. Once you have completed the above steps for your US visa appointment, you can now schedule your interview by visiting ustravels.com. Most of the applicants qualify for the dropbox option unless they have some restrictions or their stamped US Visa has annotations like "Clearance Received". If you miss your drop-off date, you are allowed to reschedule. Screenshot is captured by the Chrome Extension. The coronavirus pandemic led to the suspension of U.S. visa services around the world. I am planning to choose Kochi/Cochin drop box location. If you did not hold any other visa approval, then 48 month rule should apply. Schedule your appointment on a date that you think is most favorable according to your travel plans. It looks like as in the below screenshot. After you book the appointment, you should check two things to ensure you booked a dropbox appointment and not a biometrics appointment. This is the first thing in your application process. Traveling to the US? I called the helpline for the embassy and they said they are processing them but do not know how and when the consulate releases dates. Since September 2021, you need to book an appointment to drop off documents as part of the US Visa renewal using the dropbox option. VAC Stands for Visa Application Center. You just need to enter your current stamped visa and the details of the visa that you are applying for and the app will suggest options and your eligibility. Go to company page As they release very few slots and at particular time. For the system, Zero contribution in the last 24 hours is an indication that the user has already booked the slot and won't send you any email alert. Have you received a resolution? If you have any concerns please contact us, our team will gladly assist you. You will only see the consulates during booking of the slot. I am unable to see Dropbox locations or schedule appointment for Dropbox. In the event that you MUST travel to the US before any of the available dates, you can apply for an expedited appointment to fast-track your application process and travel. The other thing you can review is the check the USTravelDocs appointment history screen. You will. Petition denial is not the same as the H1B visa denial thats denied by the US embassy. check out the. 2023 Murthy Law Firm. The embassy will show you what is required in your own case. Warning: You are approaching the maximum number of times you may view this page. Just says no appointments available. Insights. same issue for me. The US consulate in India requires a dropbox appointment to drop off your documents. There are 3 offices you can reach out to. 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