A U.S. flag flutters in the wind at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 24, 2022. Gleb Garanich/Reuters

The U.S. Embassy in India has warned Indian nationals of “severe consequences” if they overstay their visas while visiting the United States.

In an Aug. 4 statement on social media, the U.S. Embassy stated that people visiting the country should “respect the terms” of their U.S. visas and their “authorized period of stay in the United States.”