Beginning January 29, 2024, the State Department (DOS) will open a long-awaited domestic visa renewal pilot program for eligible H-1B visa renewal applicants. The program allows certain applicants who received an H-1B visa from a U.S. embassy or consulate in Canada or India within specified dates to renew an H-1B visa from within the United States, sparing them the trip to a U.S. consulate abroad.