<p>Can anyone tell me how much time it actually takes for the Student Visa for USA?</p>
<p>I know about the US Embassy website but common we know it always takes more than it.</p>
<p>So can anyone help me please? Also normally how much time it actually takes for a Tourist Visa if I only just wanted to visit my college before. </p>
<p>I am from New Delhi , India</p>
<p>Please reply</p>
<p>If you never had a visa before, visiting your college is probably not the best reason to grant you one. I’d suggest completing the student visa application and asking for it to be effective early enough for you to get settled before the fall.</p>
<p>Yes I dont have a VISA till now. I was thinking that I will get a B1/B2 Visa for tourism , as I need to visit the college before. </p>
<p>Can any Indian who has been to US before tell me the time required for Visa? </p>
<p>Please I really am in trouble</p>
<p>^Bump please answer</p>
<p>The B1/B2 visa process should take 2-3 weeks.</p>
<p>I think you need to see the checklist for documents to be submitted.</p>
<p>Pay the visa fee through one of the HDFC banks.</p>
<p>Submit documents along with fee receipt.</p>
<p>Take an appointment online.</p>
<p>And the actual interview takes 10 minutes flat. They give you a window and you need to be in line to enter about 15-20 minutes ahead of your scheduled appointment. They do not allow you to hang around the embassy more than that duration.</p>
<p>The stamped visa can either be picked up in person or will be sent through courier, your choice. And they will give you that date as well when you leave after the interview.</p>
<p>So I would say plan a month ahead of your travel.</p>
<p>Also depending on the city you are applying from, the wait times may vary. For example for New Delhi,</p>
<p>"New Delhi</p>
<p>Typical Wait Time (Calendar Days*) for a Nonimmigrant Visa Interview Appointment</p>
<p>Visitors Visas: 2 Days
Student/Exchange Visitors Visas: 2 Days
All Other Nonimmigrant Visas*** (Excludes: A, G, K, and V): 2 Days</p>
<p>Typical Wait Time (Workdays<strong>) for a Nonimmigrant Visa To Be Processed</strong>**: 2 Days</p>
<p><em>Calendar days refer to every day of the week, including days when embassies are closed (such as weekends and holidays).
*</em>Work days refer only to days when the embassy is open and does not include weekends and holidays.
*** The All Other Nonimmigrant Visa wait time DOES NOT include K or V visa applications, which are processed similar to immigrant visas. A and G applications are excluded from these wait times, as they are processed separately.
****IMPORTANT NOTE: Processing wait time DOES NOT include the time required for administrative processing. These procedures require additional time. Most administrative processing is resolved within 60 days of application. When administrative processing is required, the timing will vary based on individual circumstances of each case. Therefore, before making inquiries about status of administrative processing, applicants or their representatives will need to wait at least 90 days from the date of interview or submission of supplemental documents, whichever is later. Processing wait time also does not include the time required to return the passport to applicants, by either courier services or the local mail system."</p>
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<p>"You should apply for a visa as soon as possible, and no later than 60 days before the travel date. If the conference is scientific in nature, or the applicant has a scientific background, the visa application should be made no later than 90 days in advance of the travel. Wait timings vary by the consulates and some consulates may require more time. Additional delays may be caused by security clearances or administrative processing that may be needed after the interview in some cases. You should plan your travel well in advance and you should not purchase air tickets until you have received your visa. No matter how strong your case is, you should not automatically assume that you will get the visa. "</p>
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<p>You also have the option to,</p>
<p>"Expedited Appointment
Some consulates call it urgent appointment or emergency appointment as well. </p>
<p>Some consulates have the procedures to schedule an expedited appointment. However, it is discretionary and depends on the several factors such as the urgency of the travel and the U.S. national interests involved.
Clearly indicate the date of travel on the application and provide contact information such as the local phone number of the applicant. </p>
<p>Clearly explain why it is important (i.e., explain what is at stake) to expedite the appointment. </p>
<p>U.S. embassy/consulate will review such requests and grant expedited interview appointments within the constraints of their workload."</p>
<p>The link for this information is same as pasted on the earlier post.</p>
<p>Sorry overlooked the fact that you are from Delhi. So the information is relevant.</p>
<p>You do not need a visa to visit the U.S you can stay there for upto 90 days however you do need a visa to study in the U.S so just go visit the college first and dont worry about tourist visas
P.S only citizens of third world countries toursist visas</p>
<p>People travelling from India to US for holiday need B1/B2 visa. </p>
<p>One can apply for student visa F1/J1 visa only once you are offered admission by a college and you accept it and then they send you an I20. Without all of that one cannot apply for student visa.</p>
<p>I am sorry I did not realize that Indian passport holders need visas
BTW I am french (not ethnically i.e I just have a french passport and I don’t know a word of french) and I never needed visas to travel to the U.S</p>
<p>savemylife</p>
<p>No problems at all. </p>
<p>We all learn every day. Like I just did that you are French and you assumed that everyone enjoys the same privileges as the French do. Sorry the world treats us Indians more special than others. I am sure it has to with our mutual foreign policies and protocols.</p>
<p>anialways I really don’t feel special because the only reason I am French is because my grandfather was born in Pondicherry .</p>
<p>Oh but we should all feel special. No matter what paper documentation or any other formalities. And you should too. I am special in a good balanced way not a boistrous way. And if I am special it does not mean others are less special.</p>