US visa services cancelled from today; details

The announcement was made by the US Consulate General Hyderabad via its Twitter handle on 27 April 2021.

From 3 May 2021, all routine visa services have been cancelled by the US Consulate General Hyderabad until further notice. This includes all routine non-immigrant visa interview appointments as well as interview waiver appointments. The announcement was made by the US Consulate General Hyderabad via its Twitter handle on 27 April 2021. The step has been taken considering current COVID-19 conditions. Apart from this, all routine American Citizen Services appointments were cancelled from 27 April 2021 until further notice, it had stated. However, the Consulate General further said that Emergency American Citizen Services along with appointments for visas will continue to the extent that local conditions allow. During this time, every attempt will be made by the US Consulate General to honor scheduled emergency appointments, it added.

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. (1/3)

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