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Heads of state and government are eligible for A1 visas: US

Washington: Continuing to maintain silence on granting a visa to BJP leader Narendra Modi, US has said the heads of state and government are eligible for A1 visas and no individual automatically qualifies for an

“We don't talk about visa applications.

We are looking forward to working with the new Indian government when they are elected.

But I am not going to speculate on that given, obviously, the results haven't been announced yet,” she said.  

The results of the 16th general elections of India are scheduled to be announced on May 16.  

In 2005, the US State Department had revoked a visa that Modi had for travelling to the US on the ground of alleged human rights violations after the 2002 Gujarat riots.