The Unites States says, streamlining of the visa application process will be its priority to make it easier for Indian travelers to visit that country.

Minister-Counselor for Consular Affairs, James Herman in a press release in New Delhi said, US continues to support the people to people ties which define the growing partnership between the two nations.

He said, over the last five years the US mission increased staffing by over 60 per cent and opened two new consulates in Hyderabad in 2009 and Mumbai in 2011.

Noting the importance of Indian travelers to the US, Herman said Indians represent the highest volume of work visa travelers to his country and the second highest number of foreign students there. He said, 2011 was a record year for H1B work visas over 68,000 processed by Consular Team India alone .

AIR correspondent reports that taking the initiative to boost foreign tourism and travel to the US, President Obama has issued an Executive Order to make it easier for foreign travelers throughout the world to visit his country and directed agencies throughout the US government to design a programme to make it easier for tourists to visit the United States.