 Currently we are in the midst of the corona virus outbreak and both the countries US as well as India have been severely impacted by this. But today there has been a major development regarding the US visa process here in India and that's what this video is about. Keep on watching. Hi guys my name is Shachi and I'm a travel and visa coach. In this channel you will find a lot of useful videos on the US visa process. Now over the last one week a lot of you have reached out to me via Instagram DM and via the YouTube comment section asking me this one question how has the corona virus affected the US visa process in India and this video is an answer to that. So as of today that is 14th of March the US embassies and consulates in India have been closed and all the visa process scheduled from Monday that is from 16th March onwards have been cancelled. So this effectively means that the US visa process in India for both immigrant as well as non-immigrant visas have been put on hold as of now. So this is the latest development and this is the news that has come out today morning. US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in the country and one of the consequences of that is that the visa processes here have been suspended. Now a lot of you might have already scheduled your appointments for March for April and also paid the visa fees. So if that's the case you need not worry once the situation comes back to normal and once the appointment scheduling reopens you can go back and reschedule your appointment to a later date. So this is the update regarding the US visa process in India as of today but things are changing so rapidly and every single day there has been a new development. In fact when I was preparing to make this video yesterday night there was no change in the US visa process in India but as of today morning it's a completely different story. So I'll be keeping track of all these updates and I will be bringing them to you either via a YouTube video or updating the comment section right here in this video. So do keep track of that and hit the bell icon so that you don't miss out on any of these updates. I know that a lot of you might be feeling disappointed and frustrated right now and a lot of your plans might have just got cancelled or postponed it's just important to remember that in a situation like this it is your safety and safety of your family and friends which is the most important. Here in Bangalore also we have officially closed our offices from today and as you can see I'm also working from home so yeah we all have to just do our part right now. However you can use this time to prepare for the visa process to prepare for the interview so that once the situation comes back to normal you can jump right in get your visa and go ahead with your plans. So if you have any more questions leave them in the comment section below you can talk to me via Instagram DM my Instagram handle is right below if you want a more personalized session you can book a consultation session with me the link for that is in the description box below. So that's all for this video signing off for now I'll see you in the next one bye