F1 visa slots availability in India (2026)
Check where F1 student OFC and interview slots are opening, plan around your program start date, and book an earlier date.
F1 visa slots in India are booked on usvisascheduling.com for interviews in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Student slots are released in waves ahead of the main intakes and appear through cancellations all year. To catch one, track openings by city and book as soon as a date before your program start appears.
F1 slot tracker on SlotWatchLive openings by city
What our accounts and the monitoring pool saw open in the last hours, from SlotWatch. Openings often go within minutes.
Mumbai
Exact dates on SlotWatchEarliest from November 2026 · last seen 9 Nov, 11:37 am IST
Earliest from May 2027
Earliest from November 2026 · last seen 9 Nov, 1:26 pm IST
Earliest from November 2026
Chennai
Exact dates on SlotWatchEarliest from November 2026 · last seen 9 Nov, 10:59 am IST
Earliest from November 2026
Kolkata
Exact dates on SlotWatchEarliest from November 2026 · last seen 9 Nov, 12:50 pm IST
No date open right now
Hyderabad
Exact dates on SlotWatchEarliest from November 2026 · last seen 9 Nov, 12:27 pm IST
Earliest from December 2026 · last seen 8 Nov, 8:12 pm IST
Live data from SlotWatch, our sister site that tracks US visa slots in India. Not official Embassy data.
When F1 slots open
- The heaviest demand comes before the August/September intake; posts usually release student slots in waves from spring onwards.
- January (spring) intake students compete for fewer slots in October to December.
- Cancellations bring single dates back all year, often early in the morning India time.
- Your interview can be up to 365 days before your program start date, but you can only enter the US 30 days before it.
How to check F1 visa slots
Look before you log in
Use the live view above or SlotWatch's F1 page to see which posts are showing openings.
Log in only when it's worth it
Repeated logins can block your account for a while; log in when openings are being seen.
Book, then improve
Take an acceptable date first, then move to an earlier one if it opens.
If your start date is close
If no slot opens before your program start, you may qualify for an emergency (expedited) appointment request once you hold a regular date. See our emergency appointment guide.
How US visa slots work in India
- Most applicants need two appointments: OFC (biometrics at an Offsite Facilitation Center) and the consular interview at the US Embassy in New Delhi or the Consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad or Kolkata.
- Dates are booked only on the official scheduling site, usvisascheduling.com, after the DS-160 and the MRV fee.
- Openings appear when the posts release new dates or when other applicants cancel or reschedule. Many are taken within minutes.
- Your OFC and interview cities can be different, which widens the dates you can choose from.
Want us to book it for you?
AppointVisa's team watches availability and books your OFC and interview on the official portal when a date that suits you opens. A small pre-payment starts your request and is refunded if we don't book by the agreed deadline; the balance is due only after we book.
Frequently asked questions
Appointment rules, fees and interview-waiver eligibility are set by the U.S. Department of State; always confirm them on the official scheduling site. AppointVisa is an independent appointment assistance service, not affiliated with the U.S. Government, and does not guarantee a specific appointment, date or visa outcome. Availability shown here is from our monitoring and is not official Embassy data.