June 07, 2023 06:34 pm | Updated June 08, 2023 11:26 am IST - New DelhiOut of every five student visas that were issued by the United States in 2022, one was for an Indian student, Eric Garcetti, the U.S. Ambassador to India said on Wednesday at the seventh “annual student visa day” after almost 3,500 student visa applicants were interviewed. They represent more than 20% of international students currently in the U.S.“Last year, a record-breaking 1,25,000 students were issued visas. For one out of every five U.S. student visas issued, it was issued to an Indian student. In 2022, Indians were issued the highest numbers of ‘H’ and ‘L’ category employment visas (65%), and F1 student visas (17.5%) worldwide.

Source: The Hindu June 08, 2023 08:12 UTC