You could get an appointment in a day or two, and the visas are turned around in 7-8 days. “Appointments are widely available in Mumbai and the embassy is turning around visas very quickly. So, what should you do? Here are tips from the travel experts: Look beyond Europe’s greatest hitsĭaswani recommends Sweden. Appointments for Italy in Mumbai are available in August, however, nothing in Bengaluru and Delhi. Slots for Spain in Mumbai were available as early as 3 June. Appointments for Switzerland were available for 3 June in Mumbai, the second week of July in Delhi, whereas Bengaluru was out of slots for Switzerland. The earliest available appointment in Mumbai was the first week of July, but Delhi had slots for mid-June. When we checked on the VFS website on Thursday afternoon, there were no appointments available for France in Bengaluru. you are applying for renewal of a tourist visa within 48 months of it expiring), appointments are available between September and December. If you are eligible for the dropbox (i.e. In cities like Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai, you may get an appointment as early as February,” he says. “The situation is similar in most cities.

However, the appointment slots that opened last Saturday at 3am, are already full up till April 2023 in Mumbai, says Daswani. Appointments have been opened through 2023,' the report stated. 'Applicants whose placeholder appointments were cancelled may now reenter the scheduling system to book regular appointments. On 29 May, the US embassy announced the resumption of routine in-person B1/B2 (tourist) visa appointments from September, with appointments till 2023. Mumbai-based travel consultant Nihal Daswani (co-founder, Easa), Bengaluru-based Pratim Akash (founder of Elite Tours & Travels) and Delhi-based Susant Chakraborty (founder of Express Solutions) on how to cope with the visa situation right now: Reality check: US, UK, Canada, Schengen visas could take months

Is it too late to plan your international holiday this summer? Will you get your visa in time? We spoke to three travel agents for a sense of the situation on ground. It’s not just airports, embassies and consulates are also reeling under the resurgence of travel this summer.

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