US to ban travel from India from May 4
May 6, 2021, 1:57 pm
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just to give you an example, i was talking to my travel agent a couple of days ago to cancel my del-ewr ua ticket for later this month....he told me he has been looking at loads over the next few weeks & sees flights all opening up because there are massive cancellations....
i even spoke to a buddy who works for ua....he told me that over 75% of people booked to travel between india-usa in may are no longer eligible to travel....
i even spoke to a buddy who works for ua....he told me that over 75% of people booked to travel between india-usa in may are no longer eligible to travel....
May 6, 2021, 2:50 pm
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my cousin wanted to apply for a visa for his kids last month & was told that the earliest appointment he could get was in august....so there were no visa appointments available in any case over the next few months....
May 8, 2021, 11:59 am
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The consulates have started to evacuate personnel, and are concentrating on serving citizens so I don't think granting visa is even on the map right now. From 2 days ago:
Event: On May 5, 2021, the Department of State authorized the voluntary
departure of U.S. government non-emergency employees in Mission India.
U.S. Embassy New Delhi and Consulates General Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
and Mumbai will remain open and continue to provide emergency consular
services.
departure of U.S. government non-emergency employees in Mission India.
U.S. Embassy New Delhi and Consulates General Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
and Mumbai will remain open and continue to provide emergency consular
services.
May 8, 2021, 2:03 pm
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this is similar to what they did last year when the lock-down was first imposed....seems like only emergency services will be available for the foreseeable future....
May 8, 2021, 5:47 pm
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May 9, 2021, 5:52 am
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May 10, 2021, 11:09 am
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But I think before that happens, the wave from Asia is going to hit other countries and we'll all have to take a few steps backwards for 6 months or so to get it under control again.