 Hey guys, so it makes me so happy to be finally able to say this that the B1B2 appointments are now available in India. So many of you have been DMing me, messaging me over the last one year and finally I can tell you that the business and tourist visa appointments are now open in India after about two years. However, it's not all that straightforward, it's going to take you some amount of your time and effort to find these appointments and this video is going to be a compilation of all the latest updates, the techniques, hats and some insider tips which will help you get these slots. So keep on watching. Hi guys, my name is Shachi and I'm a travel and visa coach on this channel you will find lots and lots of useful videos on the US visa process. There's an entire playlist for the B1B2 process so make sure that you check it out. Also more content is coming your way for B1B2 visas so make sure that you subscribe and hit the bell icon. With this said, let's get into today's video. So before we start, the first thing that you need to keep in mind is that it's going to take you some amount of time to find an appointment so plan your travel accordingly. People who have been able to give their appointments or rather people who have been able to give their visa interviews in the month of March were looking for these appointments since December. So we can say that roughly still going to take you about two months or so to find a B1B2 slot. So you need to plan your travel timelines accordingly. Of course there have also been instances where people have got really lucky and they've been able to find an appointment almost instantly. But as a general guideline I would recommend that two months is a fair period of time it is going to take you to find an appointment. So if you are planning to travel in the summer of this year that means that you need to start your US visa process right now in March. Also going forward with the pandemic seeming to be in control and the embassy is opening up more of their operation. This expected wait time will also come down gradually from about two months to about one and a half to one month. Now before we go into the actual techniques of booking a slot it's really important to understand the concept and this is fresh slots versus cancelled slots. So fresh slots also known as bulk slots are those which are released by the embassy in large numbers and these are usually released across all locations or all embassies in India. For example in August 2020 we saw that bulk slots were released for the F1 of the student visa category and there were about 10,000 slots which were released across all the locations in India. Of course that we've seen that bulk slots have been released every now and then for work visa categories such as H, L, 1. Very few of these bulk slots are being released for the V1 people category. In fact over the last three months we saw this happen just once or twice. And whenever these bulk slots are released they are usually released at the start of the business day that is between 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the morning. So if you're looking for a V1 veto appointment you definitely need to check once in this time slot of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Now apart from these fresh or bulk slots there is a whole new side to this story and this is called the cancelled slots. So cancelled slots are those slots which come to the system. When somebody cancels their existing appointment. So let's say that somebody had an appointment for a V1 veto category and they cancel it then that slot gets released and comes into the system. Now it might seem that how many such cancellations do actually happen but the truth is that quite a few cancellations do happen. Lot of people either risked you on their dates or they simply cancel their appointment. Which means that you have a good chance of catching these cancelled slots and getting your appointment. In fact most of the appointments which happened in March for the V1 veto veto were from these cancelled slots. So next we look at specific techniques which will help you get these cancelled slots. If you're still here, if you're still watching do let me know by giving this video a thumbs up and do leave a comment below saying V1 veto category. Yes comment down below in the comment section and say V1 veto visa so that I know that you're still here and still watching the video. So the first technique that I want to talk about is multiple logins. Now the US visa system allows for only limited number of logins per day per account. To be precise you are allowed just three logins per day and you are allowed a maximum of 12 clicks which means that in every login the number of clicks that you're doing are also being tracked and the moment you exceed the number of logins or exceed this number of clicks you start seeing a message that you're approaching the maximum number of limits that is allowed for your account and if you continue to click or login beyond that your account gets frozen. So keeping this in mind it's really important to be strategic about the login attempts that you have and one great way to hack this is to have multiple logins. So to have multiple logins what you can do is to team up with somebody else who might be looking for a V1 veto appointment. So let's say that you are looking for an appointment and you have a friend who is also looking for an appointment. So team your logins together and spread them out throughout the day. Make sure that both of you are not checking on the same day or at the same time period. This way you'll be able to track the system for a longer period of time and the moment any one of you sees that there is a slot available you'll be able to go in login to the system and get that for yourself. Now I really think that it's important to understand a few more nuances or a few more hacks about the system so that you can be really smart about your logins. The first thing to keep in mind is that the system resets itself at 9.20 am IST. So if you're wondering that okay when do my login items start and when do they end? It'll start whenever you log into the system but it'll automatically reset at 9.30 am IST. The second is that the number of clicks are being tracked so don't do too many back and forth when you're into the system. Let's say that you've already checked for location availability at the Mumbai MSC and it's not available so now you go to Hyderabad and then you go to Kolkata. Do not go back to Mumbai so avoid back and forth as much as possible. Because this A increases the number of clicks that you're doing and second also gives an indication to the system that you are spending way too much time here and hence increases your chances of getting blocked out. And the third thing to keep in mind is that if you see an error message or if you see a message that you're approaching the maximum number of limits or logins that you're allowed and if you get blocked out then leave the system idle or rather just get out and leave the system alone for 48 hours straight. What'll happen is that post 48 hours it will automatically reset everything and you'll be able to log in again. However if you try to log in again and re-attempt after getting blocked the system gets blocked for 72 hours altogether. So if you don't want to be blocked out for a longer period of time make sure that as soon as you see any kind of error message or any kind of maximum limit message leave the system alone for 48 hours straight. I know these are a lot of technical details and a lot of specifics about the system but trust me these are the methods which actually have work. So if you're really keen and really serious for planning your USB's or trip in the upcoming months then do keep note of all of this. The second technique that I would like to cover to get you an appointment is time hacking. So since the cancelled slots can get released into the system practically any time of the day it's really important to hack this time and make sure that you have your bases covered. So to do this make sure that you don't check for the same time every day and try to check at as many random times as the system allows you. So let's say that one morning you checked early morning then the next day maybe you can check late night. So basically make sure that you are tapping into the system at different times of the day and don't repeat the same time every day because this is going to maximize the bases that you're covering and help you in getting an appointment. So the third technique that I want to talk about is tracking. Now remember the first point we mentioned that multiple logins increase your chance of getting a visa appointment. Now wouldn't it be so nice if somebody actually tracked the availability of these slots for you and just let you know when a slot opened up. Well believe it or not it's actually happening and all this is happening via the magic of telegram groups. So there are a number of telegram groups which track the availability of people between those slots and in the discussion box below we have compiled a list of these groups. These are the ones which we have formed to be most active and also one where there is a lot of traction and a lot of people are actually giving out the information about the availability of the slots. So I would recommend joining as many of these telegram groups as possible for you and do take the inputs from them and try to utilize this and try to log into the system as soon as you see that a slot is available. So a lot of you do DME and ask me that which other telegram groups I should be joining. So this list is compiled very neatly in the description box below so you can take a look and on this note also I do have a telegram channel. So on this telegram channel I bring out a lot of latest updates and these are usually the latest views, the latest hacks, latest interview tips. So you can join my telegram group as well. The link is in the description box below. These were the three techniques which will help you in getting a cancelled slot or a cancelled appointment. Apart from this like promised in the beginning I also want to talk about some insider tips. Now these are the tips that I have observed purely out of the experience of helping so many people get through their US visa interviews and very very closely monitoring and tracking the system. The first insider tip is language. So when you book an appointment it asks you to select a language and you're given English, Hindi and a lot of other regional languages as well. Now a common perception is that it's better to go with a regional language because maybe there are few people opting for it and hence more chance of getting an appointment but it's actually quite the contradictory. Do not select any of the regional languages because you almost have a zero chance of getting an appointment if you select a regional language. Make sure that the language that you select is English and with this English language you have more opportunity and access to a bigger pool of slots and hence more chance of getting a visa appointment. The second hack is about the location. So in India we have US embassies across Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi but most of the B1m appointments have been placed only in Kolkata and New Delhi embassies. So what I would suggest is that for the next two months do not even bother trying or checking for appointments in Hyderabad or Mumbai embassy and just purely focus on Kolkata and New Delhi embassy because this is where you have a maximum chance of getting an appointment. And the third inside of it is an emergency appointment. So I think not a lot of people know this but actually emergency appointments are also being given for B1, B2 visa academy. So let's say that your travel need is to attend any urgent business meeting or it is to do an observership program or anything for which you have the valid proof for which you have an offer or an invite letter then you can also request for an emergency appointment and there's a good chance of this getting approved. So I have an entire video which explains how emergency appointments are you can take a look at that and if you want my help in drafting emergency application do reach out using the link in the description box below. So these are all the updates and all the techniques and insider tips compiled in one video to help you get a B1, B2 appointment. If you have any more questions feel free to leave them in the comment section below. Also if you need help in filling the DS160 form I have a really useful resource for you this is called the DS160 toolkit and this is a 45 minute video guide which will take you all the pages of the DS164. So filling the DS16 is extremely extremely crucial and you need to get it right so do check the toolkit link in the description box. Also if you want my help in preparing for your video feel free to get in touch for a one-to-one session the link for this one-to-one session is also mentioned below in the description box. That's all for this video I'll be bringing more new updates, latest visa news with respect to the B1, B2 category and like I said earlier lot more useful content coming your way so make sure that you subscribe press the bell icon and stay tuned. Signing off for now I'll see you in the next one. Bye