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Over 90,000 student visas issued in last 3 months: US Embassy

As per the official data released by the Government of India last year, nearly 4,65,791 students were present in the US on study visa in 2022.

Over 90,000 student visas issued in last 3 months: US Embassy
Over 90,000 study visa issued in June, July and August. 

The US Mission in India has issued over 90,000 study visas this Summer, i.e. in June, July, and August.

“The US Mission in India is pleased to announce that we issued a record number — over 90,000 — of student visas this Summer/ in June, July, and August. This summer almost one in four student visas worldwide was issued right here in India,” the US Embassy posted on its official ‘X’ account.

“Congratulations and best wishes to all the students who have chosen the United States to make their higher education goals a reality! That’s a wrap! With teamwork and innovation, we ensured that all qualified applicants reached their programs on time,” the tweet added.

As per the official data released by the Government of India last year, nearly 4,65,791 students were present in the US on study visa in 2022.

Open Doors Report 2022

The Open Doors Report 2022, released on November 15, had also shown that India’s share in the total number of international students had increased from 11.8 per cent to 21 per cent. With this, India had surpassed China in the number of international students in the US.

In 2022, the total number of international students pursuing higher education in the US rose from 9.14 lakh in 2020–21 to 9.48 lakh in 2021–22.

The Open Doors Report 2022 also showed that nearly half of the Indian students pursuing higher education in the US are spread over six American states — New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts and Arizona, which host 12 higher educational institutions in the top 100 in the latest round of QS rankings.

Interestingly, other than engineering, programmes in mathematics and computer sciences have gained the top spot in order of preference over the past decade. Additionally, an analysis by The Indian Express of Open Doors data compiled by the US State Department and the non-profit Institute of International Education (IEE) also showed that more and more Indian students studying in the US are choosing to stay back after their degree to join a three-year work or training programme.

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