Here is some bad news for those who want to visit the US on a nonimmigrant visa. In India, the waiting time for an appointment for a visitor visa is a minimum of 582 days at Hyderabad to 848 days at the US consulate in Mumbai.
The waiting period for Indians looking to visit the US for a holiday or a tour has gone up to 800 days, as per the US State Department website. For student/exchange visitor visas and other non-immigrant visas, the waiting period is nearly 400 days.
Last week, US diplomatic missions in India issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas between May and June 2022 - more than any other country in the world.
Hailing the US recent achievements of issuing over 82,000 student visas this summer, Don Heflin, Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs US Embassy in New Delh