Exemption from travel ban is a relief for Indian students planning to join US universities
Exemption from travel ban is a relief for Indian students planning to join US universities
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | May 2, 2021, 11:52 IST
Indian students who are hoping to join US universities this Fall are relieved by this exemption. Representatio.Read More
Even as the US government has announced a travel ban on India starting May 4, some categories of travellers including Indian students seeking to commence studies in American universities in the Fall semester of 2021 have been exempted under the national interest exceptions.
This is in keeping with the US department of state’s commitment to facilitate legitimate travel. US secretary of state Tony Blinken decided to apply the same set of National Interest Exceptions (NIE) to India that he had previously applied to all other regional travel restrictions currently in effect as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The exemption issued by