Indian students face F-1 visa interview delays

Indian students seeking US F-1 visas face a scarcity of interview appointments at US diplomatic missions in India, causing anxiety as the fall semester approaches.

A Reddit post highlighted that visa interview slots have been 'barely released' over the past two and a half months, with technical issues making the appointment website largely inaccessible in May.

The Reddit user noted that international offices at prestigious US universities (e.g., Stanford, Harvard) have acknowledged the difficulties Indian students face in securing appointments.

The post questioned how students with August start dates will manage and criticized the lack of mainstream media coverage of the issue.

Netizens on Reddit gave mixed responses, with some reporting delays and others advising to 'try till the last moment'.