Hyderabad, Feb. 3 -- Ahead of upcoming intakes in 2023, the US consulate in Hyderabad is prepared for a record number of student visa applicants. Apart from it, other consulates in India and the US embassy are increasing their capacity to process visa applications.

According to John Ballard, the consular chief at the US Consulate General in Mumbai, the US embassy and consulates in India have prepared to receive a record number of visa applications from Indian students in 2023.

Last year, the US embassy adjudicated over 1,25,000 student visas.

"It was the most students that we have ever adjudicated here in India and we expect in 2023, we will have even more Indian students that will be coming for visas," Ballard told PTI

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