It means, as an applicant, you have the choice to drop off documents at any of the 11 locations across India.įor Example: Now with the new announcement from April 4th, 2022, if you selected New Delhi Embassy, then you can drop off documents anywhere in India at the listed locations like Mumbai VAC, Chennai VAC, Pune, Kochi, etc. Now, with the new announcement, starting from April 4th, 2022, the restriction of location tied to a US Consulate is not there anymore. Similarly, there were restrictions for the drop-off of documents for each consulate with listed cities. Or, let’s say you selected, Hyderabad Consulate, then you could only submit at Hyderabad VAC. In the past, there were restrictions that you can only submit documents at locations related to that consulate.įor Example: In the past, if you selected New Delhi Embassy, you could drop off documents at New Delhi VAC, Chandigarh Center, and Jalandhar Center. How does it work? Where can you drop off the documents?Īs per the announcement, if you qualify for an Interview Waiver or Dropbox Submission for your US Visa Stamping, then you can drop off documents for the Dropbox stamping at any of the 11 locations across India and there are no restrictions by location of the US Consulate. While the announcement seems simple, it is unclear to many how it would work. How do I see the availability on the other offsite locations.īTW I have booked an appointment for “Chennai IW” in the meantime but Delhi is my preference.Īny help or direction would be most appreciated … Thanks in advance.USTravelDocs India Announcement on Dropbox Application Submission Moreover, the options shown are just the 5 major locations ie Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Mumbai Kolkata. However on the other hand they say "schedule an appointment date in order to drop off their passport and visa application materials at one of our eleven locations " On one hand, they say that an appointment for dropbox is not required and you can drop off the documents at any of the 11 dropbox locations. We hope this information is helpful to you. If system sees this unusual activity continue, system will be forced to close your account up to 72 hours. If you have exceeded the limit, you will not be able to view the slots. The slots availability is on the basis of first come first serve.Īlso, please be informed that applicants are limited to the number of times they can view the interview appointment slots page in a day. Applicants in Hyderabad and Kolkata should drop off at their respective visa application centers.Īlso, please note that we will not be able to comment regarding slots availability. Applicants for Chennai may drop off at Chennai, Bangalore, or Kochi. Applicants for Mumbai may drop off at Mumbai, Pune, or Ahmedabad processing centers. Those applying at the New Delhi Embassy should drop off at the New Delhi, Chandigarh, or Jalandhar processing centers. Please follow the link: to know about the interview waiver.Īpplicants may use any of our eleven drop-off locations. Please schedule an appointment date in order to drop off their passport and visa application materials at one of our eleven locations. In response to your question, please be informed that while an appointment is mandatory for submission of your application at any of the five Visa Application Center, you are not required to schedule an interview at the Embassy/Consulate. We understand that you would like to know information about scheduling an appointment under interview waiver. So I wrote into the Appointment site questions - and here’s what they replied. The only option with an open date before the said date is Chennai. Now the problem is that I am not getting an appointment before Mar/31/21 in New Delhi.
The Interview location I have selected is “New Delhi” on the Visa appointment site as well as the DS160. So I am traveling to India on Mar/8/21 and have only till Mar/31/21 to be eligible for the 24-month interview waiver/dropbox option.
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