Tighter US immigration policies , particularly for the H-1B skilled-worker visa, are making families in India think more than twice before marrying their children to non-residential Indians (NRIs) based in the United States for fear the potential partners might lose their job or immigration status, according to matchmakers, academics and prospective brides and grooms.

Sidhi Sharma, who wanted to marry an Indian citizen with a high-flying job in the United States, has dropped the idea after seeing recent headlines about US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown . Also Read | 'Was A Recipe For Disaster': American Economist Defends H1B Fee Hike

There is no official government data on marriages between Indian citizens living at home and overseas.

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