Many students in the US including Indian citizens have canceled their visas. file. , Photo Credit: AP
Reacting to news reports that the “hundreds of” of Indian citizens in the US received a visa cancellation email for the activism of the campus and “Self exile” has been said At the end of last week, the US State Department said it regularly calls for its right to cancel the visa. When the information was received, a visa holder was suggested To continue to hold visa.
The state department refused to confirm specific news reports, citing the causes of secrecy. This also could not confirm the number of discrendions as the process continued.
“The department usually does not provide data on visa deliberations,” said the State Department spokesman. Hindu In the weekend, in response to a set of questions sent to them via email.
Many students in the US including Indian citizens have canceled their visas. The US government had accused him to participate or sympathize against the pro -Palestine Complex – and, in some cases, for linking the militant group Hamas.
The spokesperson said, “Each possible passengers in the United States undergo extensive inter -defense security. All visa applicants, no matter what visa types and where they are located, are constantly watched,” the spokesperson said.
Safety veating runs from the time when an application is made in all ways through the validity of the visa to ensure eligibility to travel to the US, he said, saying that the state department invites its right to cancel the visa when “information shows that the visa holder may no longer be eligible for visa”.
The spokesperson also referred to US State Secretary Marco RubioComments on the issue.
On Friday, Mr. Rubio was asked about visa results in a fictional case of a student, which came to the US to study without a plan to protest, but during his time in the US during and opposed or written about the ideas on obstacles with US foreign policy during his time.
The secretary suggested that there was a limit and for example the visa was not going to be canceled by complaining about “paper straw”.
“… You start resisting or complaining about the straws of the paper – I mean, we are not clearly not going to give a visa on it,” he said.
“… We have seen in campuses across the country, where students cannot really go to school … buildings are being taken, activities are going on – this is clearly an organized movement. And if you are on a student visa in this country and participate in those movements, we have the right to deny your visa,” he said.
No one had the right to visa, Mr. Rubio said that the US denied visa on a daily basis worldwide for several reasons.
Two Indian citizens, Ranjini Srinivasan and Badar Khan Suri His visa was recently canceled.
Published – March 31, 2025 07:12 pm IST
