{"id":35757,"date":"2022-02-10T22:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigranttravels.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/10\/us-consulate-visa-backlog-reduction-state-dept-hiring-consular-officers-virtual-interviews-etc\/"},"modified":"2022-02-10T22:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:41:24","slug":"us-consulate-visa-backlog-reduction-state-dept-hiring-consular-officers-virtual-interviews-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigranttravels.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/10\/us-consulate-visa-backlog-reduction-state-dept-hiring-consular-officers-virtual-interviews-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"US Consulate Visa backlog reduction: State Dept Hiring Consular Officers, Virtual Interviews etc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Immigration.  <\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department News about Hiring Consular officers to reduce Visa Backlog at consulates for Immigration application Cases like I-130, I-140, H1B, L.1, I-485, I-765, E.A.D &#038; B1 B2 Visa. <\/p>\n<p>The Good News: State Department is planning to hire, more consular and foreign service officers in the 2022 fiscal year.<br \/>\nThe Not so Good News: Many posts will not see any additional staff until the second half of fiscal year 2022 or fiscal year 2023.  so what other options are in place to address this backlogs?. There are other options like Virtual Interviews, Trusted Traveler Model, Going Paperless,  etc.  <\/p>\n<p>Department of State implement science-based solutions to address its backlog and ensure, efficient and safe processing of visa&#8217;s and Green Cards.  <\/p>\n<p>State Department has announced the recent US Visa backlog reduction status. Along with that, We have also provided updated status as of today, for world wide visa processing at different US consulates and embassies. we will also discuss about NVC update for both family, dv, tourist and employment visas.<\/p>\n<p>Visa Wait time at US consulates (approximately)<\/p>\n<p>6 months wait or longer for some nonimmigrant visas.<br \/>\n19 months to process just the existing backlog for immigrant visa. <\/p>\n<p>USCIS is currently processing these visa&#8217;s on their priority order (starting from IR category, ending with Tourist B1 &#038; B2 visa).<br \/>\nIR-1, CR-1, IR-2, IR-3, K1, SE1, H1B, L1, TN, H2, F, M, J, E1, E2, B1, B2 Visa appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Check individual country wise embassy visa processing status worldwide using the embassy \/ consulate link. <\/p>\n<p>Philippines US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nMexico US embassy \/ Consulate status  &#8211;<br \/>\nUnited Kingdom US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nIndia US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nPakistan US embassy &#8211;<br \/>\nChina US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nDominican Republic US embassy \/ Consulate status  &#8211;<br \/>\nThailand US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nNigeria US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nColombia US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nUkraine US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nRussia US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nVietnam US embassy \/ Consulate status  &#8211;<br \/>\nIndonesia US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nCanada US embassy \/ Consulate status &#8211;<br \/>\nBrazil US Embassy &#8211; <\/p>\n<p>#USImmigration #USConsulates  #USVisa #GreenCard #USVisaBacklog #StateDeptPolicyChange<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: This channel is not owned by an any US Government Agency or an Immigration attorney. The contents in the channel is for informational purpose only collected from Various public domains. We are not providing any legal advice through the content of this video. You may need to contact an expert immigration attorney for your specific immigration needs.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 US Visa Backlog reduction highlights<br \/>\n02:45 NVC Backlogs<br \/>\n03:51 Steps by State Department<br \/>\n04:07 #1 Hiring<br \/>\n05:13 #2 Virtual interviews<br \/>\n05:50 #3 The Trusted Traveler Model<br \/>\n07:05 #4 Going Paperless<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BJSXypNZKZ8\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Immigration. U.S. State Department News about Hiring Consular officers to reduce Visa Backlog at consulates for Immigration application Cases like I-130, I-140, H1B, L.1, I-485, I-765, E.A.D &#038; B1 B2 Visa. The Good News: State Department is planning to hire, more consular and foreign service officers in the 2022 fiscal year. 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