The United States has scheduled an emergency visa interview for the father of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian student who remains in a coma following a road accident in California on February 14
India’s External Affairs Ministry’s Americas Division had reached out to the US government regarding the matter.
Although medical emergency visas are typically processed quickly, sources indicated uncertainty over the cause of the delay in this case.
In a statement dated February 16, the university confirmed that Shinde “is in critical condition with an uncertain prognosis and is receiving care in the Intensive Care Unit.”Meanwhile, local authorities are investigating the accident, and the driver involved has been taken into custody.
However, given her medical condition, legal challenges have arisen regarding the filing of a case without a blood relative present.
Shinde, a Master of Science student, has been in the US for four years.
