New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- A sudden shift in US immigration processing has left thousands of Indian tech professionals in limbo. Pre-scheduled H-1B visa interviews, originally set for late December, have been abruptly postponed-in some cases by several months - as the Trump administration rolls out stringent new background and social media screening norms.

According to reports by Hindustan Times and news agency PTI, applicants with appointments scheduled after 15 December are the primary targets of these cancellations. The delays are not merely marginal; some interviews have been pushed back as far as October 2026.

The US Embassy in India has issued an advisory, warning applicants not to appear at consular offices on their original dates. Wh...