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India
Similar to other geography-specific proclamations issued by the prior administration, this proclamation relies on the authority granted to the President by the Immigration and Nationality Act, namely sections 212(f) and 215(a).
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Who is Exempt from the Proclamation?
What are the National Interest Exceptions?
Current Legal Challenges
The proclamation, like others before it, does two things.
With some exceptions, it suspends the entry into the United States of noncitizens who were physically present in India during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States.
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Washington, May 1
Certain categories of students, academics, journalists and individuals have been exempted from the India travel ban announced by President Joe Biden, the US State Department said.
The exemptions were issued by Secretary of State Tony Blinken, hours after Biden issued a proclamation restricting travel from India beginning May 4 because of the “extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in the country”. According to the State Department, the travel ban exemption is in line with a similar exemption that the US has granted to some categories of travellers from Brazil, China, Iran and or South Africa. In keeping with the Department of State s commitment to facilitate legitimate travel to the US, Secretary Blinken decided today to apply the same set of National Interest Exceptions to India that he had previously applied to all other regional travel restrictions currently in effect as a result of the Covid pandemic, the State D
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