U.S. Embassy

Highly secured place, I was checked througly 2 times one by the security outside and then by the security inside. You can keep your mobile in the opposite counter they take around Rs. 50 for mobile. Take out your passport and move forward the gates and doors are quite heavy to open need to push them hard😅. I was bit nervous that day, but it was done. And don't try to take pictures infront of security guard they might take your mobile.

mine appointment was in the morning 7:20 I reached there around 6:50 they started letting people in by 7'o clock the whole process was smooth and flawless in just 25 minutes the whole process was completed.
The staff was kind and supportive.
For private vechiles Nearest parking is at Malcha Marg 600 m away..from embassy

The complete process of the consulate took 1 hour in which you need to go through 4-5 doors, electronic items and mobile phones are not allowed. Basic questions were asked .
Which company are you working for and how long have you been working with it? Which is the visa you are traveling? Which city will be travelling to?. What are your roles and responsibilities in your company?
What is your annual salary?

Give your answers honestly and to the point and your visa is approved.

I went for B1 Visa and it was only 5-7 minutes for the interview.
Good to carry the documents if they will ask you might need to show the asked documents..

PS: keep your phone at a paid facility which is available for 1 item 50 Rupees. A Keeping bag facility is also available on the entrance however charges might differ.

Systematic process for visa interviews. However, a huge visa seeking crowd, which reports early, is made to wait on pavements near the embassy. So, please arrive 'just-in-time' i.e. only 20-30 mins prior to the appointment time.

Questions asked in my visa interview
- Why you want to go usa?
-is any your relative residing at USA?
- Have you been apply for USA before
- in which other country you have traveled before ?
- what are you doing?
- What is your annual income ?
- how many days you are planning to stay in USA ?
- in which city are you visiting ?
My brother is US citizen.
She asked
- What is your brother doing in USA?
-What is the status of your brother ?
- in which city he is residing in USA?

They are not asking for any document.
There is locker facility for mobile and bag and luggage on mobile. You have to pay ₹50 per mobile and that is separate 100 rs for luggage.

There is no specific timeline for interview.
If you are allocate time is before 12 noon, you can go any time from morning till 12 noon .my interview timing was 10 AM. I reached there at 8:30 AM and there is a little long queue .
at that time the person who had appointment time at 11:30 has already completed his interview at 9 AM .
so they allow you to go for the interview before your time.
It’s better to reach there at least one and a half to two hours before your interview timing.

Process.
- security check
Not allowing any things other then document file, small purse and water bottle.
Baby food and diapers allowed

- Outside they checked your passport sticker
- Again security check , if water bottle, they will ask you to drink some water
- thn you will proceed to window for biometric verification. They will check your finger print of any one hand.
- join line for final interview
- Attender will send you to interview window when your turn comes
Around 15 windows are there

Tips
- Be confident and positive
- be honest and not hesitate to ask again if you don’t understand the question
- Give particular answers in reasonable length only
- try not to be over smart
- Most of them can understand hindi also😳
They are very kind and helpful, so do not get upset or anxious.

I hope you will like my information

Best of luck👍👍

Mobile phones not allowed in premises so there are illegal shops outside who deposit phones by charging 100 Rs.

Please don’t bring any electronic gadgets including mobile phone. They used to have a locker initially now they have discontinued the same. The nearby chai wala charged rs 100 to keep mobile. The bags were stored by an auto wala who was also charging some money, which I am not aware.

But would suggest either to get some one from your family with you to take care of electronic stuff and bags.

Or not carry it in the first place

B1/B2 VISA Consulate Interview for me and
my wife in New Delhi completed in Delhi —Total process took almost 45 mins.
We went by our own car with son. They don't allow to park the car nearby so after dropping us he conveniently waited in a colony at Malcha Road.
There was a queue on the pavement itself. Total five steps were there. As a first step our screening was done. Then we stood in the queue. Secondly our Passports were checked and ticked. We proceeded further in queue. Then we entered the building area. Thirdly our Passports were again checked and ticked. Fourthly our biometric was done by placing four fingers on the machine. Then we were sent in a bigger building inside. Here there is a big waiting area. Queue was systematically formed. Lastly it was Interview round. There were around 21 interview counters out of which 11 were working that time. As per my estimate Interviews were lasting varying from 2-7 mins barring a few exceptions. Our interview lasted for just 2-3 mins or so ....

Questions Asked-

1) Why you are travelling to USA ?
Ans - For tourism and to meet our daughter.
2) Where is your daughter ?
Ans - In Washington
3) What she do ?
Ans - Told her job status
4) Do you have grandchild ?
Ans - Told yes one grandson
5) What do you do ?
Ans - I retired from Govt Job.
6) How long will you staying in US ?
Ans - Maximum upto 2 months
7) Travelling first time to US ?
Ans - Yes
8) Do you have any friend there ?
Ans - Yes one close friend
9) Where he lives ? In North Carolina (Interviewer herself told as it was mentioned in my DS 160)
Ans - I confirmed and told exact place, on which she smiled.
10) Question to my wife - What do you do ? (Interviewer herself told Housewife)
Ans - My wife nodded in affirmation and I confirmed saying Home maker on which she again smiled and congratulated us and said your Visa is approved and this will be delivered to your home address, as I opted for the Delivery.

No documents other than Passports were seen. Though as per the advise I took lot many supporting documents like last 3 years IT Returns, Bank Statements, Financial details (Savings, FDs, Shares, Mutual Funds etc), Property related. But they were not required in my case. By the way as per our observations mostly Visa was granted but there were few rejections as well. So better to be well prepared and well equipped.
We didn't carried mobiles with us. But, there is a small counter outside where people were depositing. After completing of our interview, we requested a person who came to deposit his mobile to allow us a call. We called our son who came to pick up. Finally our long awaited US Visa Issuance program came to an end.

All the best 👍

Prime location . Place where thousands of children with dream in their eyes to get one F1 visa. Staff are friendly and keep your documents ready
Good luck for your visa 🙂

For the ACS , its super quick and no waiting at all. We were in and out within 10 minutes. Amazing experience

Went there for Visa application processing, things are very properly arranged.
Just a waiting area for the visitor required outside the embassy

Went for h1b interview. The whole process was smooth and staffs were there to streamline.
If you are on tight schedule you can come early prior to the scheduled time.
Only things allowed inside embassy is wallet and documents folder. Nothing else.
Also there is no constraint regarding folder type, size or transparency. Just it should not be sealed.
Interview took 7 minutes. Whole process 50 minutes.

The entire operation of visa application and processing in India has been fine-tuned over the years, and is now quite efficiently run.

You are advised to arrive at the embassy just in time for your visa interview to avoid overcrowding outside the embassy. Time slots are assigned, and applicants are invited to enter the consular section in batches based on their interview time.

One of the most important things to bear in mind is that no electronics (read mobile phones mainly) are permitted inside. It is therefore advisable to leave your electronic devices, either at home, or at your place of residence in Delhi, or with friends outside the embassy.

Documents are required to be carried in a transparent folder.

The consular officers appear to be quite fluent in Hindi and Punjabi as well, in addition to their own language: English.

THE ENTIRE VISA INTERVIEW PROCESS TAKES ABOUT TWO TO THREE HOURS.

It is therefore advisable to allow three hours for the process, and if you finish in less time, that becomes a desirable bonus.

Beautiful ambience. The security guards outside and in the checking room are particularly very polite and cooperative. But sadly can't say the same about the guards inside the embassy.

Polite and professional staff, the ques are long so you can reach about an hour or half before appointment time. There is locker for bag and phone (@50 rs/item) and they will give you a token. Please carry change, the counter is mostly out of change.

Went today for my B2 visa interview, there’s great rush as this is season for F1 visa appointments, but the staff is doing their best to ensure the process goes smoothly. Do reach an hour before your interview time as the queue for all appointments from 8-9:30 am started at 8 am only and then it is FCFS. They also will not allow you to the locker counter for depositing smartphones till its time for forming queue for frisking. Do wear a mask, it is mandatory.
Avoid taking personal vehicle as parking is not nearby, I took my vehicle and had to park about 2 km away and grab an autorickshaw, my advice would be to get a cab to reach there and to return you can take one of the autorickshaws which are standing about 100m away.
There are basically 5 steps in total -
1) You will be frisked outside the embassy after depositing electronics, bags etc. (Car keys, small wallets/purses are allowed but nothing big)
2)They will scan the barcode stuck behind the passport at VAC.
3)They will frisk you again inside the embassy and scan your docs folder, keys, wallet etc. and send you to the waiting area with rows of seats. They will send the complete row together ahead.
4)Queue up for verification of your biometrics recorded at VAC.
5)The final interview. Best of Luck !

Documents needed for B2 visa are-
1)Passport
2)Appointment letter
3)DS 160
People carry a lot of documents like Tax returns/Bank statements/Property documents but from my experience and what I saw they don’t seem to care about verifying your claims, it all depends on your body language.
Best of luck again !

I visited with my kids for H4. Appointment time was at 8:30AM for which we arrived there at 7:50AM.

Initial security screening was done (there were about a dozen people in the queue before us) and passports checked within ten minutes after which we were ushered in to the premises.

Mobile phones (digital watches and any such devices) will have to be deposited before joining this queue and I suggest not to carry any at all as the queue for depositing them might take up precious time. Although appointment time is mentioned and people are sent into the premises as per the timeslot, it is FCFS for those within the same slot.

Right at the entrance into the premises, thorough security check was done after which we were ushered into a courtyard with 5 rows of seating (about 24 seats per row). We were seated in the second row. After about 5 minutes of waiting (at 8:10AM) the first row candidates were sent inside. Our row was sent in at 8:20AM.

We entered the main building from the courtyard and joined a queue for document verification. There are 4 counters for the same and depending on Visa type, requisite documents are asked to be produced. I was asked for copies of Spouse's Visa and i797 apart from passports.

We were then directed to counter 5 where my fingerprints and passport were verified. Then on to the queue for the actual interview. There are about 12 counters and about 9 were open already.

We got our turn by 8:35 and were asked for the same documents and a few questions. My interview lasted about 2 minutes after which the interviewer asked me to remember to dial 911 in case of emergency while in the US. The personnel was warm and clear in his questions.

We were out of the premises by 8:45AM.

Overall a very pleasant experience.

Note: Parking is available a short walk away but has limited slots and can be difficult for those coming in after 8AM. I was told more parking options are available at about 5-10 minutes walking distance. People accompanying applicants will have to wait outside, opposite the embassy, by the pavement and it is wise to plan accordingly to not be at the mercy of the elements as per the weather.

US embassy at Chankyapuri is the most guarded embassy in Delhi. Your car can just drop you there and has to move away within seconds. Mobiles and any other electronic gadgets are not allowed. Your passport and finger prints are checked and verified a few times. Like airports, your physical frisking is done. After waiting in a couple of ques, you reach the main embassy building, where there are multiple windows for multi stages. After getting through all these, Finally you reach a window where an american embassy officer will interview you. If satisfied, your visa will be approved and you will be informed there only. The whole process takes between 1 to 2 hours. You need to reach around an hour before your scheduled interview time. There's great discipline around and staff is courteous.

Well organised place for Visa Appointment at US Embassy 💐

Important thing: don't bring electronic gadgets such as laptops, smart watches etc. There is a locker facility available and there is a huge queue to deposit. 50 rupees is chargeable for each item. Phones can be kept here. Bags should be kept outside near security.

The entire process is hassle free and guided by security. It's better to go early as they don't see timings and allow irrespective of timing. It takes around 1 hour from entry to exit.