Thursday, June 25, 2009
United States speeds visas for foreign students, researchers
United States government officials say they have implemented changes to the visa process that will greatly shorten delays faced by foreign students and researchers traveling to the United States.
Officials won't specify exactly what these changes are but they promise that the time needed for a visas mantis check-a security review aimed at preventing weapons proliferation, and the main bottleneck in the visa approval process-will go down from a current average of several months to two weeks.
The changes, which went into effect last week, are a response to complaints from academic and scientific organizations over the past year
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Officials won't specify exactly what these changes are but they promise that the time needed for a visas mantis check-a security review aimed at preventing weapons proliferation, and the main bottleneck in the visa approval process-will go down from a current average of several months to two weeks.
The changes, which went into effect last week, are a response to complaints from academic and scientific organizations over the past year
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Foreign students, researchers, traveling, United states, united states government, visa approval process, visa process, visas, weapons
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
India ranks first in foreign students coming to the United States
India continues to rank as the number one source country for foreign students coming to the U.S. for higher education, according to the latest annual report from the Institute for International Education (IIE). Foreign students contribute $15.5 billion to the U.S.economy, says the report entitled "Open Doors 2008," released November 17. It shows a majority of students prefer business and management studies with engineering coming in a close second.
The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 7 percent to a record high of 623,805 in the 2007/08 academic year, and those coming from India increased by 13 percent to 94,563, the report showed.
India kept its top rank for the seventh consecutive year, and China was again the second leading sender, showing an increase of 20% for a total of 81,127 students. Those from third place South Korea increased 11% to 69,124.
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The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 7 percent to a record high of 623,805 in the 2007/08 academic year, and those coming from India increased by 13 percent to 94,563, the report showed.
India kept its top rank for the seventh consecutive year, and China was again the second leading sender, showing an increase of 20% for a total of 81,127 students. Those from third place South Korea increased 11% to 69,124.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: academic year, China, Foreign students, India kept its top rank, Institute for International Education, Open Doors 2008, South Korea, United States for higher education
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