Former India hockey captain and Congress MLA Pargat Singh appealed to the Central Government to immediately intervene in the matter of the temporary ban imposed on work visas for truck drivers in the US.
The US Embassy in India has issued a stern warning to visa holders, reminding them to respect the terms of their US visa and authorised period of stay in the United States and making it clear that any violation could lead to visa revocation and possible deportation.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken note of the new guidelines issued by the US Embassy, requiring visa applicants to provide details of their social media identifiers and emphasised that Indian nationals' visa applications should be evaluated based on merit.
The U.S. has mandated that all F, M, and J visa applicants make their social media accounts public to aid identity verification and security checks. This move, announced by the U.S. Embassy in India, reinforces existing vetting procedures that include collecting social media identifiers.
The German Embassy in India reported a 35 per cent surge in applications to German universities from India over the past months, reflecting growing interest in the country's higher education system.
US President Donald Trump doubled down his attacks against Harvard University by suggesting that the institution cap the number of foreign students it admits at 15 per cent.
United States on Monday announced visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies in India for "knowingly facilitating illegal immigration" to the United States.
Communist Party of India's (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Saturday wrote to Union Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and sought urgent intervention for the revocation of US Visas of Indian students.
In a statement on Friday (local time), US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that Srinivasan, a student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, self-deported using the CBP Home App.
New Delhi [India], March 13: The New US Visa rules are bringing about huge disruptions for Indian students who are looking to travel and work in the United States. The new regulations have brought about obstacles for students who want to study, get work permits, and find long-term job opport
For weeks, US Representative Riley Moore has raised alarm over what he considers the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of the US visa program meant for studying in the US.