Anyone here from the UK? I'm on a H1B and ain't been home in a fair while. Was hoping to get back for Christmas, given it looks like travel is opening up (at some point?) In November, but my immigration counsel seemed dubious on how easy it would be to renew the H1B to get back to the States in a reasonable time. While country looks like bedlam atm tbh.
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Yeah honestly I’m expecting a huge backlog. Appointments will be booked through 2022. Unless you can prove you have a basis for an emergency appointment, you may be in UK for longer than you anticipate.
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You can still try. Start a DS-160 application and begin the process of registering for a visa appointment. You’ll have to pay the visa fee ($190). This will allow you to see the full calendar of appointments. The fee will be valid to September 2023 (that’s current DOS policy due to the pandemic). You can book an appointment or don’t. The point however is to log in every day to see if any appointments have opened up for a time that is convenient for you. Once you see something, don’t hesitate to book the appointment. You might get lucky. It’s what I tell all my firm’s clients to do. Just make sure you complete and submit your DS-160 so that it doesn’t expire (drafts expire at around 30 days from last date it was edited).