Study in USA, Aboard Study: America has issued visas to fewer Indian students than before. Talking only about 2024, there has been a significant decline from January to September as compared to last year, this is a matter of concern for those Indian students who want to go to America to study higher education.
A media report quoted US State Department data as saying that the number of F-1 student visas issued to Indians in the first nine months (January to September) of 2024 declined by 38 percent compared to last year. Is. According to the report, only 64,008 visas were issued to Indian students between January and September of 2024, while the number was 1,03,495 in the same period in 2023. Talking about the year 2021, student visas were issued to 65,235 Indians during the same period, whereas in the year 2022 this number was 93,181. During the Corona pandemic, only 6,646 F-1 visas were issued to Indians between January and September in the year 2020. Experts believe that there could be many reasons behind this decline. Another reason for this is that apart from America, Indian students are also turning to countries like Canada, UK and Germany. Apart from this, change in rules for visa can also be a major reason for this. There has also been a decline in visas for Chinese students. This decline in student visas has not happened only for Indian students, but a limited number of student visas have been issued to Chinese students also. After India, most number of Chinese students come to study in America. There has also been a decline in the issuance of their visas. Statistics show that a total of 73,781 F-1 visas were issued to Chinese students between January and September of 2024, while the number was 80,603 in the same period last year. Tags: America News, Education, Education news, Harvard Study, New StudyFIRST PUBLISHED : December 9, 2024, 15:02 IST
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