Need a US visa interview fast? A vacation in Bangkok may be the best way

Even as thousands of Indians face over year-long delays in getting interview dates for B-1 & B-2 US visitor visas, and in some cases for H-1B and L-1 work permit visas, a trend has emerged of using the ‘third country’ option to schedule interviews much faster. Some travel industry experts believe that this has opened a new post-pandemic tourism trend, with those Indians, who can afford it, combining a short overseas vacation with a US visa interview.
There are thousands of Indians, who do not qualify for waivers and are in queue for US visa interviews and have dates only in February next year or even later. This group includes corporate executives who need to visit the US for business meetings and parents who are planning to visit their children resident in America for weddings, graduation ceremonies and sometimes to offer support during medical treatment, childcare or pregnancy….