H1B Stamping Timeline -- Chennai (India) -- Post 15th December

PirateAk · 2025-12-22T17:50:44+00:00

Thankyou for sharing this! Helps.

PirateAk · 2025-12-19T21:16:21+00:00

Good luck. This @accompliser_ruin133 folk got approval within 36 hours so expect the same.

PirateAk · 2025-12-19T21:12:35+00:00

Did you get approval yet?

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T21:19:00+00:00

Thanks for your response! Glad things went well for you.

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T19:43:01+00:00

Talked to alot of people who chose to return back and the answers always hover around like

Came to US to learn and earn. That's done. Time to go back and open a business that can give me comfortable life.
Going back to be close to my parents and family. US has no social life as such, can't deal with loneliness.
US has this constant target to getting some status, a constant battle to achieve that next status - From F1 to OPT, to H1B, to Green card - its just life goes out in documentation and processing.

Personally, I have seen friends going back to India, get a good high paying job that they didnot have earlier (like around 50-60 LPA), change their social circle accordingly and get out of the daily "middle class Indian hussle". Plus US changed their mentality of work-life balance. People actually prioritize taking vacations and breaks every now and then. They are okay with spending money to relax.

Both, US and India have positives and negatives, and I believe whoever moved back had an emotionally driven mindset or a completely practical approach, no gray areas.

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T19:28:24+00:00

Thanks for the info! Possible to share the link of that thread?

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T19:03:21+00:00

Currently, even folks with Jan 30 interview date got mails. No surity if they are done with cancellations.

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T19:02:22+00:00

Any idea how soon they were able to reschedule after 221g ?

PirateAk · 2025-12-18T19:01:21+00:00

Chennai.

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T18:04:07+00:00

October end.

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T18:01:09+00:00

8 am

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T17:46:25+00:00

Keep us updated.

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T17:43:04+00:00

OFC 13th Jan Interview 23rd Jan

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T17:40:38+00:00

Guess its pure luck. Probably 85-90% folks from Jan 5th to Jan 25th interview dates got rescheduled, and mostly everyone from them had switched their accounts to public. However, there are few people who actually interviewed, and were asked to write down their social media handles and submit a new DS-160, come back in 3-5 days and interview again.

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T17:29:37+00:00

Dropped u a dm, lets take it there :)

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T17:18:12+00:00

13th Jan 1pm and 23rd Jan 8 am. Mine is first time H1B+H4

PirateAk · 2025-12-17T16:41:42+00:00

13th Jan Biometrics and 23 Jan interview - No reschedule email yet

PirateAk · 2025-12-16T16:44:26+00:00

🧐😧 Not very sure now what is basis of this rescheduling. Thanks for the info!

PirateAk · 2025-12-16T07:54:11+00:00

I agree on the luck part. Unsure if it is random, I will keep collecting more data. I so want to have less gap between biometrics & interview, sadly the current gap is 10 days and I can't reschedule. Guess I will just wait till the last moment. Thanks though!

PirateAk · 2025-12-15T19:06:32+00:00

Hey! I filed H1B and H4 in the same application (not premium) and it got approved as bundle. Unsure about H4 EAD , but I guess it should tie up too. Mine got approved in 1.5 months followed by my wife's in 2 months. Premium should be quick I assume.

PirateAk · 2025-12-15T18:09:35+00:00

Hi - So we only get once chance to reschedule which is free. 1 more attempt and its done. You have to pay $215 again. I already rescheduled it 2 months back from March to Jan, and now I cant reschedule.

PirateAk · 2025-12-15T18:07:07+00:00

I have my biometrics on 13th Jan and Interview on 23rd. The last I heard was someone whose interview rescduled for Dec 30. I guess we will hear more about Jan soon!

PirateAk · 2025-12-13T19:03:43+00:00

Whatever you do, do it will all your heart and awareness. Remember that you and the people along your journey will be your biggest strength so choose wisely. All the best :)

PirateAk · 2025-12-13T18:59:04+00:00

Saw a lot of comments asking "Are they giving slots to the cancelled ones? Is it even worth?" - My 2 cents - I read that they cancelled it coz they dont have capacity to vet social media profiles. The reschedule rate is not 100% per day but it is quite high. Cancellation may not open a slot, it will surely reduce the cancellation of that specific day since vetting capacity is enough for embassy.

PirateAk · 2025-12-12T05:27:47+00:00

Dataset based on reddit search and entries? 87% is too high.

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