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Indians on H-1B visa with US-born kids feel left out, plead for help

The Vande Bharat mission, launched last month, is the Indian government's largest-ever exercise to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown

India is one of the biggest beneficiaries of H1B visas
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India is one of the biggest beneficiaries of H1B visas

Press Trust of India Washington
Many Indians who hold the H-1B visa and have children born in the US have appealed Indian government to relax foreign travel rules so that families can unite in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Vande Bharat mission, launched last month, is the Indian government's largest-ever exercise to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. Over 1.07 lakh people have so far returned to the country under the programme.

Anguraj Kailasam, who is now out of status in the US as her work visa has expired, requested the Indian government to allow minors of Indians with visas to travel

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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