As the fall semester draws near, increasing anxiety among Indian students waiting for US student visa appointments is seeing on social media, with many people expressing doubts about their ability to arrive on campus in time for classes.
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The person who initiated the post asserted that visa interview slots had been “barely released” during the last two and a half months and mentioned that technical difficulties rendered the appointment website largely inaccessible throughout May.
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The post also raised concerns about the lack of coverage on this issue in mainstream media, suggesting that it seemed as though only a few appointment slots were becoming available each day.
“I know immigration is a privilege, not a right,” the user remarked. “I’ve seen previous posts with some racist comments, and I’m trying to avoid that.”
“What would you like the news to report? Reporting this will not change anything,” one user wrote.
“You yourself said immigration is a privilege. Not a right. But also, why are you framing an F1 Visa situation in the light of immigration? That is not the intent of an F1 visa,” another stated.
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Some users highlighted the wider capacity limitations present in the US visa system, contending that the expansion of consular staffing cannot be swiftly implemented to meet the increasing demand from Indian students.
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The conversation rapidly garnered replies from other users, including several who reported having faced delays.
“The Embassy and consulates have a fixed capacity to process visas and they are not going to recruit more Foreign Service officers and send them to consulates in India because more people want to come to the U.S.,” a user claimed.
