Visa Interview Appointment

In India the U S Visa applicants are being served by the VFS. Online and offline appointment facilities are provided by the VFS. Prior Visa Interview Appointment is necessary for the interview. The waiting time must be checked with the entire U S consulate in India prior to the confirmation of the appointment.
According to the new process the charge of the visa application fees ($100 = Rs 4800) and service charges to VFS (Rs 310) should be paid before the confirmation of the appointment. Fees should be paid at the specified branch of the HDFC Bank.
Applicants who have failed to attend for the interview as per the Visa Interview Appointment schedule at the embassy of U S or at the consulate of U S either in Chennai Kolkata or Mumbai then it is regarded as NO SHOW applicants.
If the no show applicant desires to reschedule the appointment the HDFC bank receipt has to be reactivated within 2 working days later than the appointment of interview that has been scheduled. VFS application center should be visited with by the applicant along with the original valid fee receipt of HDFC Bank.
Service charges of Rs 155/- should be paid by the applicant at the VFS application center either in cash or by demand draft drawn in favor of HDFC Bank. The fee should be paid only in the VFS application center and not in the bank.
The scheduled Visa Interview Appointment can be postponed only once to a later date. The present appointment should be canceled and a new appointment can be booked according to the convenience of the applicant. Preponement of the appointment is also possible by cancelling the existing one and by booking a new appointment at an earlier date.
The cancelation of the Visa Interview Appointment is allowed twice only. The HDFC Visa fee receipt automatically turns deactivated for a period of 90 days. Appointments can be booked only after 90 days. Emergency appointments can be booked based on the regulations and the necessary evidential documents should be produced.
The HDFC Fee Receipt can be used for the booking of interview appointments exactly within a year from the date of issue. The free receipt will automatically expire if the appointment is not fixed up within a year.
During the peak travel time additional steps are taken by the consulate officials to keep up the safety. This might lead to the increase in the waiting time for the visa interview appointments.