New US social media vetting rules have led to mass cancellations of H-1B visa interviews in India, forcing applicants to ...

H-1B visa interview delays worsen as US consulates in India reschedule appointments to 2026–2027, impacting jobs, families, ...

The cancellations appear linked to the rollout of the updated vetting system, which requires consular officers to examine ...

The U.S. Consulates in Chennai and Hyderabad have sent emails to affected applicants, telling them not to attend appointments ...

Immigration attorney David Santiago said that H-1Bs who are stuck outside the US at this moment because of visa appointment ...

The US Embassy in India warned that any visa applicant arriving at the consulate on a previously scheduled interview date ...

Overnight, consular appointments from Chennai to Hyderabad are being pushed into mid-2026 — leaving workers stranded, ...

U.S. consulates across India have begun cancelling and automatically rescheduling H-1B and H-4 visa appointments (often 90 to 120 days later) due to the new online presence and social media vetting ...

The US Embassy in India stated that applicants may have gotten an email about their visa appointment being rescheduled, ...

US H-1B visa delays, caused by a new social media vetting policy, are leaving Indians stranded in India and risking their ...