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Watch Now: A Message from Chris Hodges, U.S. Consul General, Chennai. The U.S. Consulate General Chennai will re-open and restart visa application processing services on Monday, December 11, 2023. Please Note: Applicants whose appointments were canceled due to visa service closures from December 4 - December 8 are currently...

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sonali2 years ago

what about 221g interviews? can we walk in any day next week? none of us has received any email regarding rescheduling of our appointment dates. Also, is there a chance you might allow us to walk in at the consulate/embassy where we dropped our documents for dropbox?

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Shruti Bali2 years ago

The Dropbox appt for my husband and I was on Nov 22 in Chennai. Till date our visa is not approved. Today I sent my minor child back to US due to school while my husband and I await our visa in India. Please help!

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Gautam2 years ago

It’s not a good strategy having one consulate processing all h1b applns. You should have a backup option, we all are unsure how much time it’s gonna take to receive our pp.

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Shruti Bali2 years ago

Pl provide some update to applicants who have submitted applications the week of Nov 20th. If the interview waiver program results in such delays, something is not right. Most companies don’t even give leave for more than 2 wks. Not all can “work from home”

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Swarali kulkarni2 years ago

Submitted my J1 dropbox application on 28th dec. Since then application is stuck at “application received”. Please provide some clear communication on timelines. Contacted through emails and phone multiple times but no reply. @VFSGlobal @USAndChennai @DrSJaishankar

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mohdalmas2 years ago

If you can't handle the crowd why @USAndChennai send mail only the date has changed and time will be the same,after reaching the consulate,they ask to make a long queue and preferences given to the fresh interview applicant this is unethical

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Aditi Karkhanis2 years ago

@vfsglobalcare My Husband's status has been in Application Received since Nov 25th. While we understand the embassy was closed due to weather conditions, its been unclear on when the passport would be ready for pickup. Even our email sent was autoresolved without response.

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Shivesh Ganju2 years ago

There are a lot of people who have been separated from their families, who are on the verge of losing their jobs and many whose career is on the line. There has been no response and clarity from @USAndChennai @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia please help us !!!

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Shivesh Ganju2 years ago

@USAndChennai please provide us with an update. This is impacting lives of people

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Rama2 years ago

Dear @USAndChennai @VFSGlobal our consular appointments got canceled on dec 6th and till date we have not received any update on our interview dates (h1b) and calling the customer care number is of no use bcoz it will never connect and no reply’s to emails

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