Sachin (name changed), an IT professional with an H-1B visa interview originally set for December, said he received an email notifying him that the appointment has been postponed to March. “I completed my biometrics and was preparing for the interview. I’m now waiting to hear from my employer,” he said.

Similarly, many H-1B applicants are now facing uncertainty after the US Embassy in India announced rescheduling of visa interviews, following last week’s decision to extend mandatory online-presence reviews to all H-1B applicants and their dependents, requiring them to make their social-media profiles public as part of enhanced national-security vetting.

Security review

According to a US Embassy spokesperson, the Department of State (DOS) vets all visa applicants, including an online pre

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