🛂 Key Highlights from the Advisory:
- 🔍 Continuous Monitoring:
“US visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued,” the embassy wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “We continuously check visa holders to ensure they follow all US laws and immigration rules – and we will revoke their visas and deport them if they don’t.” - ⚖️ Legal Compliance Is Critical:
Visa holders must strictly follow immigration and criminal laws. Failure to comply can lead to visa revocation, criminal penalties, and deportation. - 📅 Recent Pattern of Warnings:
- June 19: US visas are “a privilege, not a right.”
- June 26: Applicants must disclose all social media usernames used in the last 5 years on the DS-160 visa form. Failure to do so could lead to visa denial.
- June 28: Embassy reiterated that those staying illegally or committing visa fraud will face serious consequences.
- 🔍 Social Media Scrutiny:
Applicants must truthfully list every platform used. Omissions could result in permanent ineligibility for US visas.
U.S. visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued. We continuously check visa holders to ensure they follow all U.S. laws and immigration rules – and we will revoke their visas and deport them if they don’t. pic.twitter.com/jV1o6ETRg4
— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) July 12, 2025
📝 Context:
These advisories come amid heightened immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, especially following a crackdown in Los Angeles targeting undocumented immigrants and visa fraudsters.
📢 Message to Visa Holders and Applicants:
- Follow all US immigration laws.
- Avoid visa fraud and misrepresentation.
- Accurately disclose social media activity.
- Treat your US visa as a privilege, not an entitlement.