‘H-1Bs stranded until 2027’: Attorneys explain interview ‘mass rescheduling’ crisis
Indian professionals applying for H-1B visa stamping in India are facing long delays, with US consulates now pushing interview appointments into 2027. What began as a short-term rescheduling has turned into a multi-year backlog.
Applicants who had interview dates between January and March 2026 started receiving emails around January 22 informing them that both biometric and consular appointments had been postponed, by more than 14 months in some cases.
