Hey Blind peeps, I'm an Indian on H1B Visa, I have a family emergency that requires me to travel to India as soon as possible. The current wait time for Appointment dates in India (All cities ) is insane, mostly Mid to Late 2023. I'm looking for options to score an appointment in Aug/Sep 2022 like trying other countries, following is what I know so far: * India ( Dates are in 2023 -> both dropbox & in-person) * Canada ( Dates are in 2023 -> in-person ) * Mexico ( Earliest Date is in Dec 2022 -> in-person) * Qatar ( Earliest Date is in July 2022 -> in-person) - When I called the consulate they said only Qatar nationals and permanent resident can attend the Qatar's US consulate for non immigrant visa. Also there might be risk of RFE going to middle east for stamping * Jamaica ( Couldn't find any dates for appointment ) * Dominique ( Stopped non-immigration visa appointments) The other countries on my radar are: * Nepal * Malaysia But I could hardly find any info on the feasibility and availability of non-immigration (H1B) appointment dates for Indians in these countries What I'm looking for is: If someone recently got their Visa stamping done/have insights into * Getting Visa appointment in other nations (outside India esp Malaysia/Mexico/Nepal) for H1B in 2022 * If you know of any other means to get slots in India ( ex: using reliable agents; NOTE: I reached out to few and they confirmed the no slots in 2022 but said they can monitor openings from cancellation to immediately book the slot * If you had experience in getting emergency Visa appointment with Family Emergency successfully ( ex: serious illness/surgery ) in India or other countries (Malaysia/Mexico/Canada/Nepal) This has been an absolute nightmare, unable to see my family and worry about the stupid immigration rather than thinking of how to take care of them during this critical time. I really appreciate any help or insight EDIT: I'm on the following telegram groups: * H1B/H4 Visa Dropbox slots * H1B/H4 Regular visa slots YOE: 10 TC: 250 #H1BStamping #VisaAppointment #Immigration #IndiaVisaAppointment #MalaysiaVisaAppointment #CanadaVisaAppointment #MexicoVisaAppointment #NepalVisaAppointment
You can try South Korea, Singapore if it's feasible, they do h1b stamping for TCN and know few people who did this in 2021, all successful. The main issue is creating a profile and paying the fees required.
Will check both of them out, yea unfortunately for few country unless the fee is paid the dates are not visible but thats ok as long as I can get an appointment. Thank you
Also my friend got stamped in Germany, and said it was quick, said budapest was an option too. This was early this year, not sure what the situation is now. You've got some options, hope it works out for ya.
You can try Australia, one of my teammate just got it stamped from there
ah didn't had Australia on my list. I will check it out. Thank you
In the same boat! Please share options if you find any
sure, Will share the updates
You can try brokers (agents ) who are booking appointments on profits . They often charging 25k inr for each person to just book the slots . What a insanity it is . I have friend who went to india last week and he is planning to get stamped in Thailand (he booked the appointment and got confirmation )
yea, its a catch 22, I feel like because of the Agents its hard to get slot for folks who try to book directly and that forces folks to go to the Agents causing more damage to the process. But yea, its what is it. I'll try the Agent and also check out Thailand option. Thank you
Agent Binod ?🤭
Thank you, I joined the group few days back and monitoring it for any luck, updated the post
https://reddit.com/r/h1b/comments/vigy5a/tcn_first_stamp_in_sao_paulo_brazil_22nd_june_2022/ There are risks with TCN, but the same can happen in home country too.
Thank you, this is really helpful. Mine is not first time stamping but I agree is risk with TCN in general
I hope earth gets invaded by Aliens soon and American system gets treated this way so they understand it It’s disappointing that they ignore intentionally and not consider any changes to the process for immigration even after COVID. It’s stale and all they have mastered is to keep throttle with never ending documentation and numerous steps.
Tell me about it, I was happy about the new dropbox qualification rule but whats the point if you can't even an appointment. This is a never ending saga with H1B's starting with the lottery system, to getting stressed on the extension and in-person interviews for stamping and now even booking the appointment is an absolute pain
Can you do it mexico? The Mexican US embassy says it is only doing stamping for Mexicans
Any update OP in what you are narrowing down to?
Ppl that I know are reaching out to brokers to get the appointment booked. Check out for the telegrams to get the brokers information. Pls post of the better options that you come up with Good luck 🤞
Thank you, I'm joined the below telegram groups: * H1B/H4 Visa Dropbox slots * H1B/H4 Regular visa slots Will share the options and my experience once I sort this out
I never trusted that brokers/agents can do that but seeing so many people confirm they got slots in these telegram groups. Suggest give it a try op. That’s the fastest way right now. Looks like department of state and USCIS are no better than any government agencies - agents can game them just like that. 🤦🏻♂️