India on Friday (December 26, 2025) said it flagged its concerns to the U.S. over cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged on the issue. The interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated from the middle of this month in India have been abruptly postponed by several months to scrutinise their social media posts and online profiles. "The government of India remains actively engaged with the U.S. side to minimise the disruptions caused to our nationals," he said. The mass cancellation of scheduled interviews of the H-1B visa applicants in view of the enhanced vetting measures has resulted in significant delays in their return to the U.S. Most of them were already in India and are now unable to return to the U.S. pending their new interview dates since they don't have a valid H1B visa to travel back to the U.S. for their jobs.

Source: The Hindu December 26, 2025 15:47 UTC