Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

US-bound advised on dos and don’ts

HYDERABAD: Applying for a U.S. visa under different/incorrect categories or adopting fraudulent practices to secure a visa could land you in trouble. The centralised database system to become operational most likely from October will help officials to keep track of the status and history of visa applicants across all the U.S. consulates around the globe.

A former Chief Consular Investigator (Anti-Fraud Unit) with the American Embassy, New Delhi, Himish Bhatnagar, also cautioned participants at an interaction programme on Sunday against illegally overstaying in US as a serious note is taken of such issues what with the new database system in place.

The seminar-cum-interaction session was organised by Ameyas, a private consulting firm and well attended by students, software professionals and dependents (spouses).

Apart from this, all fingers would be biometrically fingerprinted henceforth when compared to the earlier system where only the index finger was being fingerprinted, he revealed. He advised potential visa-applicants to be fair and frank in their documentation.

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