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

Reddit user recounts H-1B visa interview in Chennai amid new social media screening and 221(g) administrative processing.

The US Embassy in India warned that any visa applicant arriving at the consulate on a previously scheduled interview date after being notified of a reschedule will be refused entry.

Thousands of H-1B visa applicants in India are facing unexpected delays after the US abruptly postponed pre-scheduled visa interviews, citing enhanced background checks and stricter social media scrut ...

Overnight, consular appointments from Chennai to Hyderabad are being pushed into mid-2026 — leaving workers stranded, employers scrambling, and attorneys urging caution. As the U.S. begins ...

Many H-1B and H-4 visa appointments scheduled for mid- to late-December 2025 are being rescheduled to March 2026 due to a new online presence review requiring applicants to make their social media ...

The US Embassy in India has abruptly postponed mid-December visa interviews to March–April 2026, causing panic among visa ...

The US Embassy in India stated that applicants may have gotten an email about their visa appointment being rescheduled, adding that they should fix a new one.

The US embassy in India has urged visa applicants not to come to the consular offices based on their previously scheduled ...

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said the US ...

The US Embassy in India has cautioned visa applicants not to visit consulates on their original appointment dates if they ...