International students can apply for US visa a year in advance: State Department
The State Department said that student (F and M) visas for new students can be issued up to 365 days in advance of the start date for a course of study.Washington ,UPDATED: Feb 25, 2023 01:46 ISTInternational students can apply for US visa a year in advance (Representative Image)By Press Trust of India: In a much-needed relief for foreign students looking to study in the US, the Biden administration has announced they can now apply for a visa up to a year before their academic term begins. The State Department, however, said that international students will not be allowed to…
Should international students in Australia be offered clearer permanent residency pathways?
Key Points80 per cent of Indian international students say migration prospects lured them to study in Australia.International students are transitioning to permanent residency at lower rates than in the past.”Clearer pathways may not lead to more international students moving into permanent residency,” says expert.At least 80 per cent of international students from India indicated that the lure of permanent migration influenced their decision to study in Australia, according to research by the Social Research Centre at Australian National University.Students from Nepal, Malaysia and Vietnam also indicated that migration prospects motivated them to study Down Under.Yet only 16 per cent of…
