H-1B, H-4 visa delays: How applicants can request expedited interviews

As the US expands social media vetting to H-1B and H-4 visas, many applicants are stuck in India. An expedited interview may still be possible ...
Drexel University

Department of State (DoS) Visa Appointment Wait Time Website Update

The Department of State (DoS) website no longer displays visa appointment wait times for each individual U.S. Embassy/Consulate separately. Instead, interview wait times can now be found on the Global ...
The American Bazaar

‘Asked if my social media was public’: Reddit user recounts H-1B visa interview

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

State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting

The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants ...

H-1B visa appointment delays leave Indians stranded, jobs at risk

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

US visa applicants face about 10-month waiting period for embassy appointments: Govt

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

H-1B holders face return roadblock as US cancels visa appointments in India

The H-1B visa holder stranded in India may have to wait several months before returning to their US jobs with American firms.