Indian students waiting to be interviewed abroad are likely to get more visa appointments in the coming weeks amid a rush for securing interview slots swamping the embassy portal was witnessed on Tuesday, officials from the United States said.
Scores of applicants waiting to get admissions in US colleges and clearing the interview round encountered technical glitches in the visa application process, which will be resolved, assured the US embassy on Twitter.
Thousands of students have secured visa appointments for July and August.
“Since June 14, thousands of students have secured visa appointments for July and August. Thousands of appointments remain available and we will open thousands more in the coming weeks,” the US embassy in India said in a tweet.
“We appreciate your patience as we diligently work to resolve the technical issues you have encountered,” the tweet added.
On Monday, student applicants, slated to join US colleges, had faced some glitches on the embassy portal.
The expectant students to refrain from refreshing their accounts too often in order to avoid getting locked out.
“We are aware of the high demand for student visa appointments. Please remember, do not refresh too often, as you may be locked out of your account. Appointments remain available at all posts, and we will continue to add appointments as conditions allow,” the embassy said.
The travel ban against travelers from several countries in still in effect, barring international students with US student visas, reported news agency ANI.
With a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country during the second wave, the US embassy had cancelled the majority of in-person appointments for immigrant and non-immigrant visa processing.
The US State Department had said that the pandemic has continued to affect the ability of embassies and consulates around the world to resume US visa services.
