Hyderabad, March 24 -- The United States (US) has turned down 41 percent of F1 student visa applications in the 2023-24 fiscal year (October 2023 to September 2024), the highest rejection percentage in a decade. That percentage has all but doubled since 2014, as per data analyzed by The Indian Express from the US State Department.

Fewer US F1 student visas granted

Out of 6.79 lakh applications for F1 visas applied for in the US, 2.79 lakh were denied, a rise from 36 percent in 2022-23. The total number of student visas issued in 2023-24 stood at 4.01 lakh, down from 4.45 lakh the previous year. Despite an increase in applications post-COVID, the overall number of student visa applications has declined over the past decade.

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