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Indian students are witnessing a massive drop in study visas issued to them, according to US State Department data.
The latest data shows there was a 38 per cent decline in F-1 student visas issued to Indian nationals in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year.
A total of 64,008 Indian students were given F-1 visas between January to September 2024, while in 2023, the number stood at 1,03,495, as per Indian media reports.
During the same period of 2022, a total of 93,181 Indian students granted the visas, while in the post-pandemic year of 2021, the number stood at 65,235.
During the same timeframe in the pandemic-affected 2020, just 6,646 requests were considered.
However, the decline is not unique to Indian students, as Chinese students, the second largest international cohort in the US, also witnessed an 8.0 per cent decline in the issuance of F-1 visas in 2024.