Indian students this year get double as many US visas as China: Report

Key Points of the Report:

•  A total of 77,799 Indian students had received F-1 visas from January to July  so far this year, while China has got 46,145  visa, the report said.
• In 2021, 99,431 Chinese students got F-1 visas, while from India, 87,258 got the visa and from South Korea, 16,865. This number for the year 2020 was at 4,853 for China and 21,908 for India, 
• The F-1 visa is issued to those students who wish to study at a US university or college, high school, private elementary school, or, other academic institutions. The US also issues M-1 visas for international students, who wants to study at vocational or other recognised non-academic institutions, other than language training programmes.
• Even though the number of Chinese students going to the US for higher studies has declined since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and decline in US-China relations,  China still accounts for highest number of international students studying in America. India stands second in this regard.
• The US economy benefits greatly from international students, as in 2019, before the pandemic, foreign citizens studying in America contributed $44 billion to the nation's economy.