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The US government had recently sent a mail to several foreign students to cancel the visa. In this mail, these students were asked to leave the US. According to reports, 50% of these are Indian students.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has gathered information about 327 such students. Over 50% of these are Indian students. The second number after India is from China. 14% of the students included in this list are Chinese.
The US State Department has been investigating the data of foreign students for the last four months. Through this, visas of foreign students protesting against Israel and in support of Hamas are being canceled.
According to External Affairs Minister Marco Rubio, till March 26, the F-1 visa of more than 300 ‘Hamas’ students has been canceled. It also includes many Indian students.
US government identifying students with the help of AI app
The US government is identifying such students with the help of the AI app ‘Catch and Rivok’. According to External Affairs Minister Marco Rubio, till March 26, the F-1 visa of more than 300 ‘Hamas’ students has been canceled. It also includes many Indian students.
With the help of this app, on March 5, a student of Turki, Rumca Ozaturk, was identified. She was studying at Tofts University, Boston. He posted on social media in support of Palestine, after which the US State Ministry canceled his visa.
Warning in e-mail- leave the country, otherwise it will be detained
This mail has been sent to many university students. It has popular institutions like Harvard, Columbia, Yale, California and Michigan University. However, the accurate information of how many students of universities have been sent this mail have not been revealed yet.
In the email, the students were told that their F-1 visa has been canceled under Section 221 (i) of the US Immigration and Nationality Act. Now if they live in America, they can be fined, they can be detained or submitted.
Email also states that students can be sent to other countries besides their home countries. So it is better that the students leave America themselves.
Indian students spent Rs 1.38 lakh crore in America
According to the Open Doors Report 2024, 3 lakh 32 thousand students were studying in the US in 2023-24. This is 23% higher than the previous 2022-23. Most of them are F-1 visa, as this is the most common visa for foreign students. Experts believe that the number of Indian students studying in the US can reach 4 lakh next year.
Every Indian student in the US spends average 30 to 70 lakh rupees. There is so much difference in expenditure on the basis of city, university. On the basis of estimates in some reports, Indian students in the US spent Rs 1.38 lakh crore in 2023-24.
Advice of Indian Ministry of External Affairs- Indian students consider American law
On 30 March 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) had asked Indian students studying in the US to strictly follow the local laws and visa rules. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said in Parliament, “Our students are advised to avoid activities in the US that can endanger their visa status.”
The Government of India assured the students that the embassy and consulates are available to help them if needed. Following the cancellation of visa in March 2025, Jaishankar said that they are talking to US authorities to ensure that Indian students are prolonged. However, the Indian government has not registered any formal protest in the matter so far.
The US State Ministry or the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has not clarified how many Indian students have been canceled so far. According to media reports, many lawyers who have dealt with immigrant cases have said that they have received information about the cancellation of the visa of some Indian students. However, how much this figure is, it has not been cleared yet.
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