{"id":1292540,"date":"2025-03-26T10:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T05:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1292540"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T05:19:23","slug":"41-student-visa-applications-rejected-by-us-govt-10-year-high-for-f-1-rejections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/41-student-visa-applications-rejected-by-us-govt-10-year-high-for-f-1-rejections\/","title":{"rendered":"41% Student Visa Applications Rejected By US Govt: 10-Year High For F-1 Rejections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As per latest reports, 41% of F-1 visa applications were denied in fiscal year 2023\u20132024 (October 2023\u2013September 2024), the highest percentage in ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"41%<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Compared to the fiscal year 2014, this rejection rate is almost double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41% of F-1 Visa Applications Denied in 2023-2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.79 lakh of the 6.79 lakh F-1 applications that were submitted in 2023\u20132024 were rejected<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, 2.53 lakh (36%) of the 6.99 lakh applications that were received in 2022\u20132023 were denied. The US State Department did not share country-specific denial data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, compared to the same period in 2023, the number of student visas granted to Indians between January and September of 2024 decreased by 38%, according to The Indian Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to a steady decline to 1.62 lakh in 2019\u201320 (the COVID year), F-1 applications peaked in 2014\u201315 at 8.56 lakh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the pandemic, applications increased once more, but decreased by 3% in 2023\u20132024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023\u20132024, the 2.79 lakh rejections mark the highest percentage rejection rate in a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023\u20132024, 4.01 lakh F-1 visas were granted, compared to 4.45 lakh in 2022\u20132023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the US State Department, under immigration law, each visa decision is evaluated individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, it noted a shift in data methodology starting in FY 2019 that now more precisely tracks visa outcomes over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of this new system, monthly issuance data should not be added up to determine annual numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only annual reports\u2014not monthly ones\u2014publish the final numbers of visas issued and denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to 1.03 lakh in 2023, 63,973 visas were granted to Indian students for the January\u2013September 2024 period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For comparison, during the same time period in 2021 and 2022, 65,235 and 93,181 visas were issued, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29.4% of International Students Were Indian<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023\u20132024, 29.4% of international students were Indian, making them the largest group of international students in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The largest number of Indian students in the United States was 3.31 lakh in 2023\u20132024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denials of F-1 visas are on the rise as other nations tighten their regulations for international students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing pressures from housing and services, Canada capped study permits in 2024, causing a 35% decrease from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Canada intends to reduce study permits by an additional 10%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some British universities saw a 40% decrease in student enrollment as a result of the UK’s restrictions on foreign students’ ability to bring dependents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As per latest reports, 41% of F-1 visa applications were denied in fiscal year 2023\u20132024 (October 2023\u2013September 2024), the highest percentage in ten years. 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