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Neelam Shinde has been living in America for 4 years. (File photo) Maharashtra
The US has given an emergency visa to the family of Neelam Shinde, an Indian student who arrived in a coma after a road accident in California on Friday morning. Neelam Shinde’s father appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs for Emergency Visa.
On 14 February, 35 -year -old Neelam Shinde, a resident of Satara district of Maharashtra, was hit by a car in California. After this she went into a coma.
According to the family, Neelam’s arms and legs have been broken in the accident and have suffered a serious head injury. Hospital management has sought permission from the family for brain surgery. It is necessary for the family to be present there to take care of Neelam. Neelam is currently admitted in ICU.
Neelam’s father demanded an emergency visa from the US embassy. The embassy called for an interview at 9 am today. Father Tanaji Shinde said that he had received information about the accident on 16 February. The driver, accused of this accident, has been arrested by the police.
Neelam fell victim to an accident on 14 February. His roommates informed the family after 2 days. (File photo)
NCP MP Supriya Sule came in front of help
The Shinde family was booking slots for visa application, but was getting the date of next year. After this, NCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule raised the matter on social media.
He appealed to Foreign Minister Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to help Shinde’s father to get a visa. Supriya said that, he also said that he has also approached the US embassy in Mumbai.
How long does America’s emergency visa take
The US issues emergency visas to citizens of other countries in a situation like death of a family, treatment of serious diseases or humanitarian crisis. The entire process ranging from the application to the issuance of visa can take 2 to 5 days.
An emergency visa appointment can usually be found within a few days. If the approval is received, it can be released within 24 to 48 hours.
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