India, March 25 -- The United States, which is a highly sought-after academic destination, declined student visas at a 10-year high during the most recent fiscal year. According to a new report, the US rejected 41 percent of F-1 visa applications from several nations across the world from October 2023 to September 2024.

According to a State Department analysis of statistics released by The Indian Express, the United States received 6.79 lakh applications for F-1 visas, a category of non-immigrant student visas that let international students to study for a set amount of time in the nation's educational institutions. In contrast to F-1 visas, M-1 visas permit students to undertake non-academic and vocational programs. In 2023-2024, the Un...