America Visa: America is moving towards issuing more than 10 lakh visas to Indians this year. A senior official for South Asia in the Biden administration said this. He assured that the Biden administration will complete the student visa process this summer for all those Indians whose schools are to start in September.
High demand for H-1B and L visas
Donald Lu, Assistant Foreign Minister for South and Central Asian Affairs, said that he is giving attention to working visas. Significantly, there is a lot of demand for H-1B and L visas among IT professionals in India. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to recruit foreign workers in specialized specialties.
Plan to issue 10 lakh visas
Technology companies depend on it to recruit thousands of employees every year from countries like India and China. “We are on track to issue more than one million visas this year,” Lu said. With a record number of student visas and immigrant visas, this is our highest ever.
He said that the student visa process for all Indians whose schools are to start in September will be completed this summer. The waiting period for first time visa applicants in India is increasing. India now ranks second in the world in terms of international students going to the US.
