VISA interview vs Dropbox

Hi,

I am in the process of scheduling VISA appointments for me and my family (2 H1Bs and 2 H4s). While I and my spouse are eligible to do drop box, my kids will be 14 at the time of the planned interview dates. Since they are not ten-printed yet, I believe they will require in-person interview scheduled. How do I proceed with this since the application process asks about the primary applicant’s drop box eligibility only. If I go ahead with the drop box, I am suspecting the consulate will ask for an interview and that could delay the overall process.

If any one of you had faced this issue, how did you resolve it?

TIA!

In same boat
Did you managed to get appointment for dropbox?
I do not see any appointment slots since so long.
do update on how things went.
Thanks.

Yes, I did book appointment - but for interview. I did not want drop box, even though I am individually eligible. Since the questionnaire had to be responded to considering ALL applicants in the group I said “No” to the question whether a VISA was issued after 14 years old.

I booked appointment for April next year at Hyderabad, nothing in Chennai.

HTH

Does that mean there is no slot available until April2024? for Interview

No, there are interview slots available at various consulates and the embassy until April, except Chennai. I booked for April as that’s when I intend to travel to India.

I do not know about the availability of drop box appointments.

HTH

Wouldn’t that be saying it incorrectly on an official form? I am afraid that it might delay stamping if it gets caught

I don’t think so. We are processing VISAs as a family of four, and our children need to attend the biometrics appointment since they turned 14 this year. When I answered the questionnaire for dropbox eligibility, I considered the situation for all four of us, not just myself. The alternative would be to process their VISAs separately, which I wanted to avoid. I don’t believe this will be an issue in approving our VISAs - at least, I hope not. :slight_smile: