Context:
US Mission to India to Issues More than One Million Nonimmigrant Visas.
Key Highlights:
- For the second consecutive year, over a million nonimmigrant visas were issued by the US mission, also marking the highest count for visitor visas in the same period.
- More than two million Indians traveled to the US in the first 11 months of 2024, marking a 26% increase from 2023 figures.
- Over five million Indians currently hold a nonimmigrant visa granted by the United States, and the figure grows by thousands each day.