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Important Notice
The Consular Section is conducting as many visa interviews as possible. However, given the overwhelming demand for work and student visas and staffing limitations, we regret that we will not be able to interview all applicants before their desired travel dates.
For November, we can only approve requests for earlier visa appointments for medical emergencies, urgent student visas, and critical business travel. We will keep adding more appointments in the following months as capacity allows. We encourage applicants who need an earlier appointment to regularly check the appointment scheduling website.
Applicants for student and work visas who cannot find an appointment before their originally planned travel date should speak to their university or employer to discuss their situation and options as soon as possible. For those with a DS-2019 or I-20, this discussion should include requesting an updated report date on the DS-2019 or I-20 to a new, achievable date as we cannot issue a visa for a program report date that has already passed.
We hope this information allows applicants to make informed decisions about their travel plans.