Foreign Minister mentioned about US visa delay: US assured to fix it soon

External Affairs Minister Dr.S.Jaishankar has raised the issue of the huge backlog of US visa applications from India with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to which the top American diplomat said he is sensitive to the matter and has a plan to address it.

Jaishankar remark came as he addressed a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after holding bilateral talks, on Tuesday.

US Secretary Blinken blamed it all on the COVID-19 pandemic for a backlog of visa applications from Indian nationals.

US visa services are trying to clear a backlog after Washington the US halted almost all visa processing worldwide in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

"It is also in our mutual interest to facilitate the development and mobility of talent. We agreed that impediments over this should be addressed," Jaishankar told reporters on Tuesday.

"Bear with us. This will play out over the next few months, but we're very focused on it," Blinken said in response to a question when asked about the historic delays in visa appointments that now runs into 800 days.

"On the question of visas, I'm extremely sensitive to this'," Blinken said.