It seems Jasveer Singh, the Indian CEO whose US visa recently got the cold shoulder, is dealing with a case of Twitter karma. Singh, who runs the AI-powered matchmaking app Knot Dating, insists there was no solid reason for his rejection. The official line? His weak ties to India”
Singh, naturally, found this reasoning a bit hard to swallow, pointing out that he’s an entrepreneur with Indians on his payroll and plenty of reasons to return home.
But now, a 2016 social media post where he took a cheeky jab at President Donald Trump is being floated as the “real” culprit. Back then, Singh tweeted: “Congratulations USA! You managed to show that Indians are not only dumbest people in the world.”
US political commentator Ryan James Girdusky weighed in, saying:
“You called Americans the dumbest people in the world… why do you want to come here at all and why should we take someone who has that opinion of us?”
— RyanGirdusky (@RyanGirdusky)
According to reports, Singh hasn’t dismissed the possibility that his own social media antics played a role in the visa denial, sparking a lively debate online. One commentator asked, “So something he tweeted 10 years ago should be taken as their current position? Because we all know what Vance was saying about Trump 10 years ago.”
Singh himself mused about the situation with a dash of humor:
“A friend said next time just delete your tweets on the US and NRIs before the interview and your visa gets approved.”
Social media vetting isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. While it was expanded to H-1B and H-4 visa holders on December 15, the practice has been around for most other visa applicants since 2019. Now, anyone applying for a tourist or business visa has to submit their social media handles along with their application.
As for Singh’s B1/B2 visa, it remains unconfirmed whether his 2016 X post was the decisive factor. Officially, the denial cited his inability to prove adequate ties to India to guarantee his return.
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