Indian Students to Become Largest Group of International Students in US: Consular Team India
While this is not news to us at Shorelight, it is good that Mission India continues to acknowledge the growth and demand of Indian students. Unfortunately, Mission India doesn’t include any updates on the current wait times and challenges many students face while trying to get a visa appointment to study in the US.
The US Embassy recently conducted its 8th annual Student Visa Day in which the Consular Team India interviewed 3900 student visa applicants. The Student Visa Day was held with consular officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing Indian student visa applicants.
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New Research Urges US Institutions: Invest in Your Career Services
Did you know that 70% of international students consider post-graduation opportunities when making their destination choices? At Shorelight, we understand the value of post-graduation work opportunities. Earlier this year, we coauthored a report on the Essential Role of Practical Training in Higher Education. It is good to see this new data urging institutions to invest more in work opportunities for international students.
All of our international student journey research points to the strength of career opportunities as the primary motivating factor justifying the cost of a foreign education. Yet, institutions seem to have the hardest time making the case to their prospective students — or some of the schools simply don’t have the student data on the whole job search process.
Learn more on The PIE News >
New Report Highlights Canadian Study Permit Approval Rate Disparities, Shows Vastly Lower Approval Rates for African Students
While this is not good news for students from Africa, it is consistent with what Shorelight and the Presidents’ Alliance have been reporting on African student visa denials in the US. Our report, An Interview of a Lifetime was just updated in May showing visa denials in Africa increasing from 54% in 2022 to 57% in 2023. The report has sparked interest from Congress and media around the world. We are encouraged to see similar reporting out of Canada and hope that it pushes the US to take action.
Lower approval rates for African students represent a significant missed opportunity for students and Canadian academic institutions. From 2018-2023, over 46,000 African postgraduate students were sidelined due to study permit approval processes that are seemingly stacked against them.
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