student visas given to Indians this year totalled 82,000 — a number higher than any other country in the world. Last year, the number was 62,000
Indians students were granted the highest number of US visas in 2022, according to the American embassy in India. On September 8, the embassy said that student visas given to Indians this year totalled 82,000 — a number higher than any other country in the world. Last year, the number was 62,000.
“We celebrate the important contributions Indian students make to both our countries as they build lifelong connections with their American peers,” Patricia A. Lacina, the Chargé D’Affaires of the US Embassy in India, said in a video message on Twitter.
“We are happy to see so many students were able to receive visas and reach their universities after the delays caused in previous years by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
— Patricia A. Lacina, the Chargé D’Affaires of the US Embassy in India
Adding to Lacina’s comments, Don Heflin said, the US Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, commented that international student mobility was integral to his country’s diplomacy. “And nowhere is the contribution of students bigger than in India,” he pointed out.
In 2022, the US Embassy had opened 1 lakh appointments for Indian students. The embassy along with its consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, prioritised student visa applications from May to August to ensure qualified candidates reached their campuses on time. “We are happy to see so many students were able to receive visas and reach their universities after the delays caused in previous years by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Lacina said.
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