Big trouble for Indian professionals working in America, job at risk due to delay in visa renewal

H-1B Visa Crisis: Thousands of Indian professionals working in America are in serious trouble at present. The appointments of these people who returned to India for visa renewal have been suddenly canceled by the US embassies, and they are now being given dates after several months, even a year. This is seriously impacting their return to America and their job, and they are going through a period of uncertainty.

US State Department’s new ‘Online Presence Review’ rule

The US State Department has started an ‘Online Presence Review’ process under new instructions from the Trump administration, under which visa officers have to closely examine the social media accounts of applicants. Due to this strict and lengthy process, the interview dates are being extended, due to which there is a lot of delay in visa renewal.

Dates till 2026-27

The appointments of thousands of professionals who returned to India between December and February have been suddenly cancelled. According to reports, in many cases the new dates have been pushed to 2026 or 2027. These are those people who have been living in America for many years and have established their families there. Now he is not able to return to America because his visa has expired.

Impact on job and family

Immigration lawyers say that this delay has completely disrupted people’s lives. According to a leading American immigration firm, at least 100 of their clients are stranded in India. Most of the people affected are tech workers in the age group of 30-40 years. Due to being away from office for a long time, he is afraid of losing his job.

Legal experts in Atlanta and India say that these new rules have caused difficulty especially for those IT professionals who have been contributing to the US economy for years. Not only the key workers, but their families (H-4 visa holders) are also stuck in India amid this uncertainty, making their lives even more difficult.