U.S. Senator helps unite Indian family separated by travel ban
The Hindu
Hundreds of Indians on H-1B visas have been facing similar situations as a result of the travel restrictions imposed on those coming to the U.S. from India.
An Indian family separated due to the recent travel restrictions in view of the COVID-19 cases in India was united over the weekend because of the personal efforts made by a top Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. Software solutions architect Ashu Mahajan, who is on H-1B visa, travelled to India on April 17 to see his ailing father just days before his death on April 21 from COVID-19. But before he could return home to New Jersey, new pandemic restrictions went into effect forcing the closures of American embassies and consulates located in India. As a highly-skilled immigrant worker with an H1-B visa, Mahajan is required to have his passport reviewed and stamped at an American embassy or consulate before travelling to the U.S., but that the earliest he was told he could get an appointment was in February 2022.
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