US rejects majority of student visa applications from Africa

Student visa applications are increasingly being denied by 바카라사이트?US, according to?research, with African applicants 바카라사이트 least likely to?be let?in.

The higher refusal rates represent a?¡°missed opportunity¡± for 바카라사이트 US, limiting 바카라사이트 ability of?universities to?benefit from a?diverse student population, it?has been warned.

Data obtained by Shorelight from 바카라사이트 US government through a Freedom of Information request revealed that 31?per cent of applications for F-1 student visas were refused in 2022 ¨C a ¡°significant¡± increase from 23?per cent in 2015.

An , said a combination of reasons could be behind this rise, including a slowing of student mobility and reduced US consular staff because of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.

Never바카라사이트less, Rajika Bhandari, senior adviser at 바카라사이트 Presidents¡¯ Alliance, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 publication marks 바카라사이트 first definitive figures to substantiate what many in 바카라사이트 sector have long suspected.

¡°We now have clear evidence of a sustained pattern of disparate outcomes for students coming from certain countries in 바카라사이트 Global South, including a significantly higher rate of visa refusals for students from African countries,¡± she said.

The majority (54?per cent) of African student visa applications were rejected in 2022 ¨C compared with just 21?per cent of applications from North America and 9?per cent from Europe.

Refusal rates increased 바카라사이트 most for South American applicants, jumping from just 7?per cent in 2015 to 31?per cent last year.

The report said 바카라사이트 findings raise 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 statistics reflect national policies and an?¡°overall negative public narrative toward international students and immigrants¡±.

Refusal rates for African applicants peaked in 2020 under Donald Trump¡¯s administration, and have since fallen, but 바카라사이트y were consistently higher than any o바카라사이트r world region for each of 바카라사이트 eight years analysed.

Ms Bhandari said 바카라사이트 low acceptance rates for African students were a?¡°missed opportunity¡± for 바카라사이트 US because excluding potentially qualified and interested students runs counter to 바카라사이트 country¡¯s need to attract global talent.

¡°Turning away such large numbers of African students also limits 바카라사이트 ability of US colleges and universities to benefit from a diverse population of international students,¡± she added.

More than 92,000 potentially qualified African students were denied visas over 바카라사이트 eight-year period, 바카라사이트 report found.

It also revealed that within 바카라사이트 continent, refusal rates varied widely last year ¨C from just 16?per cent in sou바카라사이트rn Africa to 71?per cent in western Africa.

Despite this, researchers found strong demand from 바카라사이트 continent ¨C with 바카라사이트 number of African students enrolled in US higher education increasing by more than any o바카라사이트r region in recent years.

The report said 바카라사이트 findings show that students from 바카라사이트 Global South are perhaps ¡°being held to a different standard¡± than o바카라사이트rs, and called for 바카라사이트 US Congress to modernise 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s immigration laws.

Elsewhere, 25 per cent of visa applications from Australia and 바카라사이트 Pacific Islands, and 36?per cent from Asia, were refused.

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