Thousands of US work and dependant visa aspirants who came to India for H4, H1B visa stamping have been told that their physical interviews have been rescheduled. The job aspirants are receiving personal email messages from the US Consulate officials about shifting the date for physical interviews to March, April and May effectively putting their careers at risk. The affected Indians have taken to social media to share their plight and are reaching out to journalists.
“I’m currently in India and recently got done with my biometric appointment on December 5. My consular appointment was supposed to be on December 15 which got rescheduled to March 2026. I am supposed to fly back on January 1, if I don’t go I might lose out on my job. I’m trying to reschedule my appointment but there are no slots available. Please help!” wrote one aspirant on social media.
There are a slew of such social media posts but the number of affected applicants could not be ascertained. H4 Visa applicants have also been affected. “Just 1 day before, we completed biometrics for H4. Today morning, we are given a good morning surprise that your appointment is cancelled and moved to 5 months later. Now, what a mother will do without her nine year child who is in US, and she came to India for appointment,” wrote one affected applicant.
