Facilitating legitimate student travel to the United States remains a top priority for the US Mission to India," Heflin told PTI in an interview. The official was asked about the rising uncertainty among the Indian students wanting to travel to the US, which had imposed fresh travel restrictions in May. "We intend to start an intensive two months of interviewing student visa applicants on July 1. "Student visa applicants do not need an expedited appointment to schedule their visa interview. Heflin said student visa applicants with a cancelled appointment will need to make a new appointment and that new student visa appointments will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Source: Mint June 13, 2021 10:07 UTC