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US Consulate in Hyderabad cancels visa services from May 3
Hyderabad, April 27 : The US Consulate General on Tuesday announced that it has
cancelled all routine visa services from May 3 in view of Covid-19 situation.
“Considering current COVID-19 conditions, all routine visa services at the U.S.
Consulate General Hyderabad are cancelled from May 3 until further notice,
including all routine non-immigrant visa interview appointments and interview
waiver appointments,” the US Consulate General tweeted on Tuesday.
“Emergency American Citizen Services and visa appointments will continue to the
extent that local conditions allow. We will make every attempt to honor scheduled
emergency appointments during this time,” the Consulate General added.
Due to local Government lockdown restrictions, the Visa Application Centre in Bengaluru will be closed from 28 April until 11 May.
Our Visa Application Centres in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Goa,
Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Mumbai South, New Delhi and Pune remain open.
Please view the individual Visa Application Centre pages for our current operating
hours and available services.
The Visa Application Centre in Pune will be only open until 14:00 on operational
days.
Your safety is our priority, so customers visiting our Visa Application Centres may be
asked to observe physical distancing, undergo temperature checks or be required to
wear facemasks, subject to local authority guidelines. Please note, customers must
have an appointment to visit the Visa Application Centre.
Customers exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, including fever (higher than 37.3 degrees
Celsius), cough or difficulty breathing will be helped to reschedule their application
submission for another day and will be advised to seek medical attention at the
nearest healthcare facility of their choice.
Watch this video to learn more about the health and safety measures at our Visa
Application Centres and how you can prepare for your visit.
Please also be aware, that due to restrictions still in place globally, we are not
currently able to offer Walk-in service. Additionally, the remaining Visa Application
Centres and Enrolment locations in India will not be open for some time.
Overseas British Passport Applications
If you’re a British national and you wish to renew or apply for a British passport from
India; please visit gov.uk/overseas-passports for details on how to do this.
We will continue to monitor the situation and post updates on this page.
Thank you for your understanding.
Covid-19: India added to coronavirus ‘red list’ for travel to UK:
From 04:00 (BST) on 23 April 2021, visitors who have been in or transited through
India in the previous 10 days cannot enter the UK. For further information, please
visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/india-added-to-red-list-as-cases-ofnew-variant-rise
British and Irish nationals and third country nationals with residence rights in the UK
arriving in England from India will be required to quarantine in a governmentapproved hotel facility for 10 days upon arrival and comply with all travel
restrictions, including pre-departure testing. Different rules apply for arrivals into
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
UK Visas and Immigration will continue to process non-visit visa cases. They will also
continue to accept all applications, but have paused issuing visit and transit visas
whilst the travel ban remains in place.
We advise all travellers to review the border control guidance and the current travel
bans before applying for a visa. If you need to apply for a visa to travel urgently for
compassionate reasons, you can find more information on GOV.UK.
Priority and Super Priority visa services in India are also suspended until further
notice.
Successful Vaccination Drive Makes UK Top Study Abroad Destination in New Survey:
A report published by an authorised QS University Rankings provider states that
the UK is likely to attract more international students for the September 2021 session
due to the effectiveness and speed at which the vaccination drive is being processed
throughout the country.
Earlier in 2020, international students were in fear that UK universities would defer or
cancel the applications of overseas students due to high COVID-19 cases and death
toll. However, as the vaccination came into the picture, the international students’
interest in the UK increased rapidly.
As per a survey of 105,083 students, nearly 47% of prospective international students
are planning to apply for admission in the UK universities due to the good rate of
vaccinations in the country and 17% of them agreed that the UK government is
handling the vaccination rollout better than any other country