The pandemic is also used as a reason to stop consular services around the world, in effect stopping any new visa applications even for non-immigrant visas not mentioned in this article.
The freeze is pretty wide ranging and will apply to:<p>- H1-B - Specialty occupations<p>- H4 - Immediate family members of the H-1B visa holders<p>- L - Intracompany transferees from oversees<p>- J - Work-and study-based exchange<p>- H2-B - Temporary non-agricultural workers