New Delhi : Hundreds of Indian applicants waiting to appear for their US H-1B and H-4 visa interviews are now facing uncertainty after their appointments were reportedly postponed to October 2026, following an earlier rescheduling to February and March 2026. Some applicants have said their interview dates were moved as late as October next year, according to media report.
US-based outlet, The American Bazaar, reported that immigration lawyers have also encountered cases where appointments originally scheduled for mid-January 2026 have been postponed to October 2026. Many Indians who had their slots rescheduled are now reportedly urging applicants with interviews in January and February 2026 to cancel their bookings, hoping this will allow rescheduled cases to be moved back to earlier timelines.
US consulates notified numerous applicants that interviews originally set for December and January have been deferred to February, or even March. According to US authorities, the delays stem from the need for additional processing time linked to expanded social media screening of visa applicants. Scores of professionals, many of whom are separated from their families, are finding themselves stranded amid repeated cancellations with their jobs hanging on by a thread.
Immigration attorneys told The American Bazaar that mass cancellations and abrupt rescheduling of visa appointments have accelerated since mid-December, catching applicants off guard with appointments initially scheduled for early 2026. They are now being pushed to the final quarter of the year. The Department of State regularly shifts appointments as needed to match resource availability.
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