H-1B workers stuck in India as consulates abruptly cancel US visa renewal appointments

Hundreds of Indian H-1B visa holders who returned to the country to renew their work permits this December are stranded in India after US consular offices abruptly cancelled their appointments, giving them fresh dates only months later, delays that prompted Google to advise some employees to avoid international travel over the “risk of an extended stay”.

The Washington Post said “hundreds, possibly thousands” of Indians are believed to have been affected by the unannounced move for the appointments between December 15 and 26.