For visitors, families and business travellers applying in Chennai — where the published wait here is about 7.5 months, what actually moves the queue, and how to be ready when dates open.
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Join the Telegram channel Report for this pageB1/B2 carries the longest queues in the system, and the published wait for this post is about 7.5 months (U.S. Department of State, October 2026 update). That number is an average of completed waits, not the date you will get: drops happen in bursts, and cancellations reopen earlier dates constantly. Applicants who succeed earliest tend to share three habits — documents ready, flexible travel plans, and fast hands when a confirmed opening appears.
Do not book non-refundable travel before the visa is in hand. An earlier interview does not guarantee an approval timeline; plan celebrations and flights around the visa, not the other way round.
Your reschedules are limited. Spend them only on a meaningfully better date, and always keep the OFC-before-interview order valid after any change.
Check like a human. Aggressive refreshing and "checker" extensions trigger Access Limitation blocks — read our Access Limitation guide before installing anything that touches the portal.
Yes — the published figure is an average, and cancellations reopen dates every week. It is a game of readiness and timing, not of paying someone: no agent can create a date that does not exist.
Some do, under the current interview-waiver rules — but eligibility narrowed in 2025, and the portal's own eligibility screen is the only version that counts. Check yours before assuming.
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