The U.S. Embassy in India warned Indian nationals of “severe consequences” if they overstay their visas while visiting the United States.
Staying past the visa’s expiration date “can lead to severe consequences such as visa revocation, possible deportation, and ineligibility for future visas,” the embassy said. “Overstaying may permanently affect your ability to travel, study, or work in the United States,” it added.
“Accordingly, and as consistent with applicable law, articles of India imported into the customs territory of the United States shall be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent,” the executive order states.
The additional 25 percent tariffs are scheduled to take effect in 21 days, the order also said.
“They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA,” he wrote.
“We have already made clear our position on these issues, including the fact that our imports are based on market factors and done with the overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion people of India,” a spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The government reiterated “that these actions are unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”
Meanwhile, at least one Republican lawmaker said the Trump administration should also move to terminate H-1B foreign worker visas from India that allow some American companies to hire foreign workers in specialty positions.
“A bond does not guarantee visa issuance, and if any individual pays fees without being directed to do so by a consular officer, that money will not be returned,” the State Department said.
