For Many Indian Students, Their American Dream Is in Limbo
Students who have received offers from American universities are waiting on their toes to get visa appointments. If they do succeed, there is then the issue of getting vaccinated.
Representative Photo: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) students walk on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 15, 2017. Photo:Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
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Mumbai: On June 10, Don Heflin, the minister counsellor for consular affairs at the US Embassy in India, held an hour-long Facebook live session to address queries of thousands of Indian students who have recently received admission letters from US universities but are unable to travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The US government told its citizens to get out of India as soon as possible as the country’s Covid-19 crisis worsens at an astonishing pace. In a Level 4 travel advisory the highest of its kind issued by the State Department US citizens were told “not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so”. There are 14 direct daily flights between India and the US
U.S. Tells Citizens to Leave India as Covid Crisis Deepens Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Angus Whitley
(Bloomberg) The U.S. government told its citizens to get out of India as soon as possible as the country’s Covid-19 crisis worsens at an astonishing pace.
In a Level 4 travel advisory - the highest of its kind issued by the State Department U.S. citizens were told “not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so.” There are 14 direct daily flights between India and the U.S. and other services that connect through Europe, the department said.