Great News! The U.S. State Department Is Expected to Begin Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot in Early 2024

Back in the day, we were able to renew visa stamps in the U.S. We would send in the passport and supporting documents, the new visa was issued and the passport with the visa was sent back to our client. This eliminated the need for our clients to apply for visas at U.S. Embassies.
While full details of the scope of the pilot program will be shared in the Federal Register notice when published, we understand that it will:

Begin in early 2024;
Be limited to H-1B principals only;
Be limited to nationals of countries that are not subject to reciprocity fees;
India will be one of the eligible countries to participate in the pilot program;
Have eligibility requirements like those for participation in the interview waiver program;
Be available for 20,000 applicants; and
Be voluntary participation.

The initial launch of the stateside renewal program will be a limited pilot to test out the operationality of the stateside renewal program. The U.S. State Department has expressed its strong intent to expand this program after the initial launch has allowed them to work out any operational issues.