To uphold the integrity of its visa process, the U.S. Embassy in India announced the cancellation of approximately 2,000 visa appointments that were made using bots by unauthorized agents or fixers. The decision was shared on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, underlining the Embassy’s zero-tolerance policy towards fraud.
In a post shared by the U.S. Embassy in India, it stated that the Consular Team had identified “bad actors” who used automated systems to secure visa appointments, thereby violating official scheduling policies.
“Consular Team India identified bad actors who made about 2,000 visa appointments that violated our scheduling policies. Effective immediately, we are cancelling these…
