The US is on observe to difficulty greater than one million visas to Indians this 12 months, a senior official stated as per information company PTI. The Biden administration is dedicated to make it possible for it processes the entire scholar visas for Indians, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu informed PTI in an interview. US can be prioritising work visas- H-1B’s and L visas- most sought-after by IT professionals from India, he stated.

“We are on track to issue more than a million visas this year. This is a record for us along with a record number of student visas and immigrant visas,” Donald Lu stated.

India is now quantity two on this planet by way of worldwide college students going to the United States. “We’ve also been prioritising work visas: H-1B’s and L visas. Wait times at some of our consular sections in India, for these visas are now below 60 days. We will continue to make sure that we prioritise visas for workers, as this is vital for both the American and the Indian economy,” he stated.

“For certain petition-based nonimmigrant work of visa categories, we plan to restart domestic visa renewal for applicants who meet certain requirements, including being physically present in the United States. We plan to have a pilot up and running later this year. This would eliminate the need for these applicants to travel abroad to renew their visas,” he added.

“I think part of the answer you can find in a really strong diaspora community in the US. For 30 years or more, our relationship is in part driven by Indian Americans who have lived here for decades, but still keep a very strong tie with India,” he defined.

On India-US relationship, the senior official stated, “In truth, we now know that over 100,000 Americans live in India as properly. This relationship could be very a lot to weigh and advantages each of us. Yeah. So, I believe that is true for political events as it’s for households within the US. Growing up I had many Indian American buddies. I believe that is simply a part of the material of the United States.”