By Admin 
Hundreds of H-1B visa holders who returned to India earlier this month to renew their work permits are stuck here as appointments have been suddenly postponed to next year due to the US State Department’s new social media scrutiny policy. These appointments of workers were scheduled between 15 and 26 December. This period also coincides with the American holiday season.
Interviews scheduled for mid-to-late December have reportedly been postponed to March next year. Many leading law firms have said that hundreds of their clients are stranded in India. Indian immigration lawyer Veena Vijay Ananth told the Washington Post that this is the biggest mistake ever. I don’t think there is any solution to this.
US State Department gave information through e-mail
According to reports, a man living on the outskirts of Detroit returned to India this month to attend a wedding. His dates of meeting at the embassy were fixed on 17th and 23rd December, but now their period has expired. Experts are worried about how long the companies for which he works will wait for his return.
According to the report, the US State Department informed Indian workers in an email that their interviews have been delayed due to a new screening policy on social media, which is aimed at ensuring that no applicant poses a threat to US national security or public safety.
American Embassy issued warning
The US Embassy in India issued a warning on December 9, saying that if a visa applicant reaches the embassy on the previously scheduled date even after receiving information about the change in the interview date, he will not be granted entry. The alert said, “If you have been informed by e-mail that the date of your visa interview has been changed, the Indian Embassy is ready to assist you in your new date. You will not be admitted to the Embassy or Consulate if you arrive on the previously scheduled date. According to a report released in April by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 71 percent of H-1B visa holders are from India.
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