United States issued record 1,40,000 visas to Indian students last year: Official

As part of the Biden administration’s endeavour to promote people-to-people ties with India, the US issued more than 1,40,000 visas to Indian students last year and is taking several steps to reduce visa appointment wait period.

In an interview to PTI, Julie Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, said US missions in India worked six, seven days a week to make sure that students could be interviewed before their classes started.

This year, the US made a huge effort to concentrate on the demand coming out of India, she said.