NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): The U.S. Embassy in India has warned Indian nationals of “severe consequences” if they overstay their visas while visiting the United States. In an Aug. 4 statement on social media, the U.S. Embassy stated that people visiting the country should “respect the terms” of their U.S. visas and their “authorized period of stay in the United States.”
Staying past the visa’s expiration date “can lead to severe consequences such as visa revocation, possible deportation, and ineligibility for future visas,” according to the embassy.
“Overstaying may permanently affect your ability to travel, study, or work in the United States,” the statement reads.
At least one Republican lawmaker said the Trump administration should also move to terminate H-1B foreign worker visas from India that allow some U.S. companies to hire foreign workers in specialty positions.
“End Indian H1-B visas replacing American jobs instead and stop funding and sending weapons [to Ukraine],” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote in a social media post on Aug. 4.
Earlier this week, the U.S. State Department updated guidance to require nationals from Zambia and Malawi to post a bond of up to $15,000 if they are seeking a business or tourism visa in the United States. It is not clear whether the policy will be applied to other countries.
“A bond does not guarantee visa issuance, and if any individual pays fees without being directed to do so by a consular officer, that money will not be returned,” the State Department said.
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