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India Presses U.S. on H-1B Delays as Nalin Haley Accuses Remittance Motive and Calls for Total Ban

New Delhi says appointments for some applicants were pushed from December 2025 to October 2026.

Overview

  • India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirmed it has raised widespread H-1B stamping postponements with U.S. authorities in New Delhi and Washington.
  • Reporting cites expanded social‑media screening as a key factor stretching stamping timelines in India to at least six months.
  • Holiday travelers on H-1B visas have been stranded in India because re-entry requires fresh stamps, with uncertainty over remote work arrangements.
  • Nalin Haley wrote on X that India is complaining to secure “remittance money” and reiterated his demand for a complete H-1B ban.
  • Coverage notes Haley’s long-standing hardline stance on immigration and references to his family history, including a grandfather who emigrated from Punjab in 1969.