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US nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exempted from the restrictions.
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The travel ban imposed by US President Joe Biden for people coming from India, which is experiencing one of the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, came into effect on Tuesday.
Biden issued a proclamation on Friday restricting travel from India starting from May 4.
Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the ban, according to the US State Department.
US nationals, those having green cards, their non-citizen spouses and children below 21 years of age, are among the various categories exempted from the restrictions.
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PTI / May 1, 2021, 07:45 IST
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WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris describe the coronavirus situation in India as tragic and said they have made a commitment to support the country in battling the challenge.
“There is no question that it is a great tragedy, in terms of the loss of life, and as I have said before, and I will say again, we as a country have made a commitment to the people of India to support them,” Harris told reporters on Friday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Second COVID-19 wave: US to limit travel from India starting May 4
The proclamation, which comes into effect on May 4, has been issued due to the extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India, said US President Joe Biden
PTI | May 1, 2021 | Updated 09:05 IST
The new travel restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period and will require another presidential proclamation to end them
US President Joe Biden on Friday issued a proclamation, restricting travel to the United States of all non-citizens who have stayed in India in the past 14 days.
The proclamation, which comes into effect on May 4, has been issued due to the extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India .