If you are planning to travel to the United States but are worried about whether you will get a slot for a visa appointment, we have some good news for you!
The US Mission in India has recently announced the opening of an additional 250,000 visa appointments for Indian travelers including tourists, skilled workers, and students, helping many candidates get a notch closer to their dream of pursuing a course of their choice in the United States. Will get it.
The new slots will help hundreds of thousands of Indian applicants get interviews on time and facilitate their travel. Not only this, students wishing to visit the US for academic activities will get ample time to apply for visas and give interviews with ease, allowing them to plan their travel systematically.
What is worth noting here is that student visa remains the top priority for US missions to India. The official website states that student visas were processed in record numbers this summer and all first-time student applicants were able to get an appointment at one of five consular sections across India.
Notably, the latest move is in line with the people-to-people ties that underpin US-India relations as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, who together aim to improve and expedite the visa process. have set.
America: Home of the world’s top universities
It may be mentioned here that the United States of America is home to some of the top educational institutions in the world, known for its undergraduate and postgraduate programs. US News and World Report recently published rankings of national universities that students from India can consider.
According to the list, the top 10 national universities in the United States include:
- Princeton University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- Yale University
- California Institute of Technology
- Duke University
- John Hopkins University
- Northwestern University
- University of Pennsylvania