Indian students represented 31 per cent of the total in the academic year 2024-2025, while Chinese students accounted for 23 per cent.
The share of Indian students pursuing OPT has nearly doubled from 22.12 per cent in 2006-07 to over 40 per cent in 2023-24.
As per the new rule, foreigners who file to renew their EAD on or after October 30, 2025, will no longer receive an automatic extension, the DHS said in a news release.
'Initiatives such as the Young Professionals Scheme also offer young graduates the chance to live and work in the UK after gaining experience.'
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'The kids are already used to this place. We go back and that's a different environment.' 'So, mentally, emotionally we are stressed.'
Dr Karan Gupta offers guidance on how to pick the right international course and university.
'Of course, people will have to carry documents all the time. There is overall uncertainty in living in the US.'
Amidst growing panic over Trump's ban on Harvard's international student enrolment, overseas education consultants have this advice for Indian students.
Krish Lal Isserdasani is an engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Pananjay Tiwari, founder and director of Impel Overseas Education, explains how the new changes can impact Indian students who are applying to US universities and those who are already studying in the US.
More than 55,000 Indians have been approved to study in the US in 2022.
Working while studying is an incredible way to build your professional network, learn hands-on experience, and understand the global working environment, suggests Ajay Sharma, president and founder, Abhinav Immigration Services.
Even as the H1-B cap for the year was reached for regular and 'advanced degree' students, the Department of Homeland Security announced an extension of the Optional Practical Training period up to 29 months.
The variety of options combined with global student mix makes it an apt destination for international students.
With 202,014 students, India sends the second largest number of foreign students to the United States, a report said.
The University of Northern Virginia has been ordered to shut down with immediate effect, leaving a large number of Indian students stranded and jeopardising their academic career.
The lawsuit seeks to overturn these sweeping and unlawful immigration restrictions that are an unequivocal not welcome sign to the engineers, executives, IT experts, doctors, nurses, and other critical workers who help drive the American economy.
'It is no longer practical to expect parents to pay anywhere between $40,000 and $55,000 for the year or even half for the term if there is no clarity.'
'USCIS has been making arbitrary rules for over eight years, it's our top priority to set things right.'
The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.
'I have taken a loan of Rs 35 lakhs.' 'Even if my university allows me to stay, I feel cheated.' 'Thousands of Indian students in the US will be forced to return to India if their college/university courses go fully online.
186,267 Indian students were studying in the US in 2016-2017.
To secure a work visa in the US, students have to find an employer who can sponsor it.
While Europe's rich culture and heritage may attract you, the American hype cannot be ignored too.
Students will have more H1Bs to count on after they graduate.
'I want to go back to India after my success here.'
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