# US cancels all visa interviews globally until September for training 2026-08-25T16:22:35+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The US State Department has ordered all embassies and consulates worldwide to cancel nonimmigrant visa appointments and reschedule no earlier than 1 September 2026. The move comes as consular officers undergo training this week on a more restrictive policy, specifically on denying immigrant visas to applicants likely to rely on government aid. Applicants for student, work, and tourism visas reported receiving cancellation emails from posts in multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia, causing widespread panic. The cancellations echo a similar rescheduling in December 2025 that created severe backlogs after the introduction of social media vetting for H-1B holders. Separately, the Trump administration is reviewing B1 and B2 visas issued to foreign nationals who entered the US for tourism or business and later applied for asylum. The State Department estimates up to 200,000 people could be affected if a large-scale revocation programme proceeds, though immigration status would depend on individual asylum proceedings. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets rely entirely on the same New York Times report and Reddit post, so the coverage is identical straight reporting with no editorial framing. The key fact both carry is that the training concerns a stricter public-charge rule for immigrant visas, not a general visa crackdown. The panic arises from the timing: December 2025's social-media vetting rule also caused mass cancellations and backlogs. The separate review of asylum seekers' B1/B2 visas, affecting an estimated 200,000 people, adds a second layer of anxiety. The real next step to watch is how quickly the backlog from this training pause clears, given that the December 2025 backlog is still unresolved. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight wire-style reporting quoting NYT, no editorial slant - greatandhra.com (neutral report) Straight wire-style reporting quoting NYT, no editorial slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T01:27:00+00:00. Tags: Donald Trump, H-1B, US State Department, US visa Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-cancels-all-nonimmigrant-visa-appointments-until-september-1/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-cancels-all-nonimmigrant-visa-appointments-until-september-1/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/