US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment
3 months ago

US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment

China Daily  

Chinese students and parents participated in an education fair in Beijing on Sept 22. The United States remains the top destination for Chinese students studying abroad despite concerns among students and parents over visas and public security, said an official with the US embassy in Beijing. Meanwhile, Chinese students who plan to study in US universities and their parents expressed concerns about unfair treatment that US border authorities imposed on Chinese students in some cases. Gustafson said that despite a decreasing trend, Chinese students remain the largest group of foreign students in the US, and are expected to "stay at the top and grow". Given recent cases of Chinese students, particularly those majoring in science and engineering at US universities, having their visas refused on arrival, receiving unfair treatment by border enforcement and even facing deportation, Wang said she is worried and hopes to get more information from the authorities.

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US varsities urge foreign students to return to campus ahead of Trump’s swearing-in
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US varsities urge foreign students to return to campus ahead of Trump’s swearing-in

Hindustan Times  

Several American universities have issued travel advisories for their international students as well as staff and urged them to return to the US before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January next year amid concerns over travel bans that may be enacted by his administration. Amid concerns over the disruptions caused by travel bans during his first term as president, several …

US universities warn foreign students amid concerns over Trump's plans on immigration: Report
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US universities warn foreign students amid concerns over Trump's plans on immigration: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amid concerns over Donald Trump's immigration and mass deportation plans, international students and staff have been advised by US universities to return to campus before the President-elect's inauguration in January, BBC reported. The President-elect's "border czar" Tom Homan had also announced that the Trump administration would focus on increasing workplace raids as part of its immigration enforcement strategy. As a …

US colleges ask foreign students to return to campus amid Trump immigration crackdown
4 weeks ago

US colleges ask foreign students to return to campus amid Trump immigration crackdown

India Today  

Universities in the United States are advising international students and staff to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, amid fears over his immigration policies, including mass deportations. "All international students are worried right now," University of Colorado Denver professor Chloe East told the BBC. "Students are incredibly overwhelmed and stressed out right now as a …

Is the charm of US universities over for Chinese, HK students?
1 month ago

Is the charm of US universities over for Chinese, HK students?

Firstpost  

Rising costs, stricter visa policies and geopolitical tensions are steering students from mainland China and Hong Kong away from US universities Number of Chinese students in the US are on a declining trend for years now. Chinese student enrollment in US higher education institutions peaked in 2017-18 at 3,63,000 but has since plateaued and then dropped, with an 8.6 per …

Chinese students 'very much welcome': US official
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1 month ago

Chinese students 'very much welcome': US official

China Daily  

Chinese students are "very much welcome" in the United States and the country is making concerted efforts to continue attracting them, US officials and educators said as the latest industry figures were released on Monday. Despite a 4 percent overall decline from the previous year, China "makes up a substantial portion" of the international student population in the US and …

Chinese students 'very much welcome': US official
Trending News
1 month ago

Chinese students 'very much welcome': US official

China Daily  

By CHANG JUN in San Francisco | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-20 05:43 Chinese students attend the graduation ceremony at the Columbia University in New York. WANG YING/XINHUA Chinese students are "very much welcome" in the United States and the country is making concerted efforts to continue attracting them, US officials and educators said as the latest industry figures were released …

Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
1 month ago

Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an overseas education and the glamor of the American Dream. During the last academic year, students from India became the largest group of international students in American higher education – knocking China off the top seat for the …

US visa: Indians among highest foreign students in America, but jobs remain concern; Reddit user says, ‘It’s a scam’
1 month ago

US visa: Indians among highest foreign students in America, but jobs remain concern; Reddit user says, ‘It’s a scam’

Live Mint  

Indian students comprise the largest international student group in the United States, outnumbering students from other countries. India sent 80,469 more students, while China sent 6,169 more students, according to data from The Student and Exchange Visitor Program, a part of US Homeland Security Investigations. In a recent post on Reddit, a user explained the worries of Indian students pursuing …

US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment
3 months ago

US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment

China Daily  

Chinese students and parents participated in an education fair in Beijing on Sept 22. The United States remains the top destination for Chinese students studying abroad despite concerns among students and parents over visas and public security, said an official with the US embassy in Beijing. Meanwhile, Chinese students who plan to study in US universities and their parents expressed …

US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment
3 months ago

US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment

China Daily  

Chinese students and parents participated in an education fair in Beijing on Sept 22. Significant harm Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in April that enforcing deportation orders against Chinese students has caused significant harm to the individuals concerned and disrupted cultural and academic exchanges between China and the US. Zhu Chenge, an assistant researcher of US diplomacy at the …

US entry horror triggers complaints from students
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US entry horror triggers complaints from students

China Daily  

Passengers in a queue at Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah, the United States, on Jan 11, 2023. RICK BOWMER/AP An increasing number of Chinese students and tech professionals are expressing their alarm on social media about being harassed in what they described as a "small dark room" at the secondary inspection areas of immigration and border authorities in …

International students face uncertain future as governments seek easy targets to rein in surging immigration
4 months, 1 week ago

International students face uncertain future as governments seek easy targets to rein in surging immigration

Hindustan Times  

International students — long the golden goose for universities and colleges in advanced economies — face an increasingly uncertain future as governments seek easy targets to rein in surging immigration. And in Australia, where that ratio is even greater at one in 33, the government has proposed caps on foreign enrollments in universities and is targeting “dodgy providers.” The impact …

Bar to STEM students stems from targeted policy flip of Washington
6 months ago

Bar to STEM students stems from targeted policy flip of Washington

China Daily  

Chinese students attend the graduation ceremony at the Columbia University in New York in May 2019. WANG YING/XINHUA Reportedly, four Chinese students who travelled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered from the US side's unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation. This is just the latest politicized law enforcement move the US side has taken targeting …

Bar to STEM students stems from targeted policy flip of Washington
6 months ago

Bar to STEM students stems from targeted policy flip of Washington

China Daily  

Chinese students attend the graduation ceremony at the Columbia University in New York in May 2019. WANG YING/XINHUA Reportedly, four Chinese students who travelled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered from the US side's unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation. This is just the latest politicized law enforcement move the US side has taken targeting …

Chinese STEM students harassed by US border officials
6 months ago

Chinese STEM students harassed by US border officials

China Daily  

Four Chinese students who recently traveled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation by the US side, sources said. US Customs and Border Protection officers took the four Chinese individuals to a darkened room for more than 10 hours of continuous interrogation, repeatedly questioning them with a baiting, coercive approach, …

Chinese STEM students harassed by US border officials
6 months ago

Chinese STEM students harassed by US border officials

China Daily  

By ZHANG YUNBI | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-23 23:59 Four Chinese students who recently traveled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation by the US side, sources said. US Customs and Border Protection officers took the four Chinese individuals to a darkened room for more than 10 hours of …

Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials
6 months ago

Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials

China Daily  

Recently, four Chinese students who travelled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered from the US side's unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation, sources said. "Mostly, these students were harassed and interrogated by the US side for more than 10 hours upon entering the country, and the longest time of being held was even up to …

Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials
6 months ago

Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials

China Daily  

Recently, four Chinese students who travelled to the United States to study and participate in academic conferences suffered from the US side's unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation, sources said. "Mostly, these students were harassed and interrogated by the US side for more than 10 hours upon entering the country, and the longest time of being held was even up to …

Chinese studying abroad sees decrease this year
6 months, 1 week ago

Chinese studying abroad sees decrease this year

China Daily  

Although the United States is one of the main destinations for Chinese students' undergraduate studies abroad, there have been fewer undergraduate students from the Chinese mainland in recent years, according to a white paper released by overseas education consultancy EIC Education. The White Paper on Undergraduate Chinese Students Studying Abroad was released on Saturday, aiming to provide a planning blueprint …

Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that
8 months, 1 week ago

Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Stephen Garrett, a 27-year-old graduate student, always thought he would study in China, but the country’s restrictive COVID-19 policies made it nearly impossible and now he sees interest among fellow scholars wane even after China reopened. Without these U.S. students, “in the next decade, we won’t be able to exercise savvy, knowledgeable diplomacy in China,” warned David Moser, …

Youths hold future of Sino-US ties: China Daily editorial
9 months ago

Youths hold future of Sino-US ties: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Students from Lincoln High School and Steilacoom High School in the United States wait at San Francisco International Airport in California for their flight to take them on a cultural-exchange journey to China. LIU GUANGUAN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE The ongoing tour of China by 24 students from Lincoln High School and Steilacoom High School in Washington state will not …

After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US
9 months, 1 week ago

After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the Chinese city of Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have both decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine. “Between the U.S. and the U.K., the U.K. is safer, and that’s the biggest consideration for my parents.” With an interest in studying abroad …

Chinese student deportations sign of shift in policy
9 months, 1 week ago

Chinese student deportations sign of shift in policy

China Daily  

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. The US always portrays itself as being open to US-China cultural and people-to-people exchanges and welcoming Chinese students to study in the US. In fact, as Mao pointed out, the US keeps overstretching the concept of national security and takes selective, discriminatory and politically motivated law …

China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

China is protesting interrogations and deportations of its students at US border

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Chinese government has protested to the United States over the treatment of Chinese arriving to study in America, saying some have been interrogated for hours, had their electronic devices checked and in some cases were forcibly deported from the country. In a separate online statement, the Chinese Embassy said it had made “solemn representations” to the U.S. …

US issues 140,000 visas to Indian students: Why it is the destination of choice
1 year ago

US issues 140,000 visas to Indian students: Why it is the destination of choice

Firstpost  

More than a third of the 1.3 million Indian students who went abroad for higher education in the last academic year chose the US. So, the number will go way beyond that.” “There are record-setting numbers this year for workers, crew members and students applying in India to come to the United States,” she added. Let’s take a closer look: …

Importance of Sino-US education ties emphasized after drop in enrollments
1 year, 1 month ago

Importance of Sino-US education ties emphasized after drop in enrollments

China Daily  

A joint statement issued by the China Education Association for International Exchange and the US-based Institute of International Education on Monday underscored the importance of Sino-US cooperation in education and efforts to consolidate the results of the China-US Higher Education Dialogue held in New York in September. 2023 Open Doors, a report on a census of international students in the …

India sends record number students to U.S., surpasses China: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India sends record number students to U.S., surpasses China: Report

The Hindu  

India surpassed China to become the largest source of international graduate students in the United States for the first time since 2009-10, according to the Open Doors Report, published by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. government’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. According to the report, released on Monday, a record number of Indian students …

U.S. ambassador to China on future of the countries' complicated relationship
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. ambassador to China on future of the countries' complicated relationship

NPR  

U.S. ambassador to China on future of the countries' complicated relationship JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China was supposed to help. This week's meetings between Blinken and China's foreign minister and with Chinese President Xi Jinping were supposed to lead to more high-level diplomacy and calm tensions between the world's two largest economic powers. And …

In 2022, one out of every five U.S. student visas was for India: U.S. envoy
1 year, 6 months ago

In 2022, one out of every five U.S. student visas was for India: U.S. envoy

The Hindu  

Out 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. For one out of every five U.S. student visas issued, it was issued to an Indian student. The U.S. Mission said it was on track to process over one million visa applications in 2023, and …

Indians Continue to Dominate US H-1B Approvals with 72.6% of Total Visas Granted, Chinese Follow at 12.5%
1 year, 6 months ago

Indians Continue to Dominate US H-1B Approvals with 72.6% of Total Visas Granted, Chinese Follow at 12.5%

News 18  

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services allotted 72.6% or 3.20 lakh out of the total 4.41 lakh total H-1B visa applications to Indians in the fiscal year 2022, the Times of India reported. These visa approvals also include H-1B visas for initial employment as well as visa extensions, the Times of India said in its report. The Times of …

Top academic expects education sector to bounce back quickly
1 year, 10 months ago

Top academic expects education sector to bounce back quickly

China Daily  

The three years of the COVID-19 epidemic resulted in a major hit to the international education program at Beijing Jiaotong University's College of International Education, according to Liu Yanqing, the school's dean. However, she is confident that international students will soon return to the school's campus, and the number will return to pre-epidemic levels within two years. According to the …

China optimizes visa application process for Indians, issues 1,800 student visas so far
2 years, 1 month ago

China optimizes visa application process for Indians, issues 1,800 student visas so far

India TV News  

China has optimized visa application process for Indians to travel to the country for business, education, and other priorities. The country has also resumed processing visa applications for students pursuing long-term study, said the Chinese Ambassador to India. Earlier, India had issued a detailed advisory related to studying at Chinese medical schools as thousands of enrolled students continue to remain …

Indians set to become Australia’s largest group of foreign students
2 years, 2 months ago

Indians set to become Australia’s largest group of foreign students

The Hindu  

New student arrivals in Australia this year will see Indians become its largest group of foreign students as the intake from China sees a decline due to deteriorating ties between the two countries. As of July 2022, 96,000 Indian students were studying in Australia, forming the second largest group of foreign students after China. Though across nationalities there was a …

US issues 82,000 student visas to Indians in 2022, higher than any previous year
2 years, 3 months ago

US issues 82,000 student visas to Indians in 2022, higher than any previous year

Hindustan Times  

US missions in India have issued 82,000 student visas so far in 2022, higher than in any previous year, and Indian students received more American student visas than any other country. This shows that the United States remains for most Indian families the most sought-after country for higher education,” said charge d’affaires Patricia Lacina, the senior-most US diplomat in India. …

China eases visa rules for international students
2 years, 3 months ago

China eases visa rules for international students

China Daily  

By XU WEI| chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-08-26 China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the latest policy, foreign students with valid residence permits for study can enter China without …

China eases visa rules for international students
2 years, 3 months ago

China eases visa rules for international students

China Daily  

China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the latest policy, foreign students with valid residence permits for study can enter China without requiring a visa starting from Wednesday. …

China eases visa rules for international students
2 years, 3 months ago

China eases visa rules for international students

China Daily  

China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the latest policy, foreign students with valid residence permits for study can enter China without requiring a visa starting from Wednesday. …

China broadens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease
2 years, 4 months ago

China broadens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease

LA Times  

China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely stopped issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The websites of the Chinese embassies in Washington and New Delhi said the updated procedures would take effect Wednesday, without making a specific mention of vaccine requirements or proof …

China to issue visas to stranded Indian students after over 2 years
2 years, 4 months ago

China to issue visas to stranded Indian students after over 2 years

India Today  

On Monday, China revealed plans to grant visas to hundreds of Indian students who have been stuck at home for more than two years as a result of Beijing's stringent Covid regulations. "All intl #students may return tostudy should they so wish,outbound comm&trade activities&crossborder travel for labor services will be advanced,"he said,adding this will promote personnel interflow&exchanges&coop btw&world pic.twitter.com/Dq6mDwKrH6 — …

China Continues to Be Vague About Permitting Return of Indian Students to Universities
3 years ago

China Continues to Be Vague About Permitting Return of Indian Students to Universities

News 18  

China on Tuesday said it may permit stranded students from the ASEAN countries, studying in Chinese universities to come back early, but it continued to be vague about the return of over 23,000 Indian students stuck at home since last year due to Beijing’s visa curbs related to COVID-19. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told during a media briefing …

19 Months Into the Pandemic, China Is Still Shutting Out US Students
3 years, 3 months ago

19 Months Into the Pandemic, China Is Still Shutting Out US Students

The Diplomat  

The morning of January 29, 2020 began with an unscheduled wake-up call. “We are requiring that current students leave China for the US as soon as possible,” read the message from Washington, D.C. For others, the decision arrived virally. In a December 2020 press conference, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated, “While taking effective epidemic prevention and control measures, …

Chinese students hit by US visa rejections amid tension
3 years, 3 months ago

Chinese students hit by US visa rejections amid tension

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wang is among at least …

US starts granting visas to Chinese students again after Covid lull
3 years, 3 months ago

US starts granting visas to Chinese students again after Covid lull

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US is once again granting and approving visas for …

Expedite process of issuing visas to international students: Senators to US government
3 years, 4 months ago

Expedite process of issuing visas to international students: Senators to US government

India TV News  

A bipartisan group of influential senators on Friday urged the Biden Administration to accelerate the process of issuing visas to international students, a move likely to benefit thousands of Indians who want to join their classes this Fall. “In order to welcome international students and scholars in the Fall, as competitor countries are doing, we urge the State Department to …

US-China visa bans: A Trump-era policy that shut out top Chinese students could be hurting America more than Beijing
3 years, 4 months ago

US-China visa bans: A Trump-era policy that shut out top Chinese students could be hurting America more than Beijing

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — When Dennis Hu came home to China for the 2020 Lunar New Year, he thought it would be a brief visit. “It is legitimate to be concerned about vulnerabilities within universities,” said Robert Daly, the director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States and a former US diplomat in Beijing. While …

US reveals it has revoked more than 1,000 visas to Chinese nationals deemed security risks
4 years, 3 months ago

US reveals it has revoked more than 1,000 visas to Chinese nationals deemed security risks

CNN  

CNN — More than 1,000 Chinese nationals have had their visas revoked by the United States since June, under a program aimed at graduate students and researchers believed to have ties to the Chinese military. The US State Department said in a statement Wednesday that “high-risk graduate students and research scholars” had been expelled, after they “were found to be …

Foreign students’ entry still not allowed in China, remain in touch with universities: Indian Embassy
4 years, 3 months ago

Foreign students’ entry still not allowed in China, remain in touch with universities: Indian Embassy

Live Mint  

Indian students studying in Chinese universities and colleges have been advised to remain in touch with their respective educational institutions as Beijing has still not allowed the return of foreign students to resume their studies, the Indian Embassy here said. It requires relevant universities in China to maintain close contacts with the students, immediately notify relevant information.," posted the Indian …

China asks Indian students to stay in touch with their Chinese colleges for info to return
4 years, 3 months ago

China asks Indian students to stay in touch with their Chinese colleges for info to return

India TV News  

China has asked hundreds of Indian students stranded back home due to the coronavirus pandemic to remain in touch with their respective colleges and follow instructions to protect their academic progress through online courses as foreign students are still not allowed to enter the country. Over 23,000 Indian students studied different courses in Chinese universities and colleges of which over …

Chinese, Indians Constituted 48% of Foreign Students in US in 2019: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Chinese, Indians Constituted 48% of Foreign Students in US in 2019: Report

News 18  

Chinese and Indians accounted for 48 per cent of all active foreign students in the US in 2019, according to an official report. A report on immigration students in US, released on Friday by the Student and Exchange Visitor Programme — a part of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — said there were 1.52 million active records in SEVIS …

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