Ahmedabad: When students from Gujarat continue to flock to foreign beaches, the US has emerged as one of the most preferred goals in the middle of a pandemic.
For its part, the US has been more friendly than before due to the approval of the student visa concerned, according to consultants who deal with foreign education.
Maybe it explains why the surge in Covid-19 cases has recently detered the spirit of students.
Rush to the US coincided by attracting interest in what was once a hotspot for Indian students, such as Australia and New Zealand.
Covid related restrictions imposed by both countries and travel disturbances are the factors that keep the Gujarat students.
Bhavin Thaker, a visa consultant at Ahmedabad, said that Indian students saw a new ray of hope in the US because many other countries would continue to impose strict travel and make visas increasingly difficult.
“The success rate of US visas for Indian students is around 95% and so far is the highest for the past years,” said Thakker.
“Gujarat students prefer US to Australia.
This applies to students from other parts of India as well.” Pranaav Jotani, another visa consultant from Ahmedabad, said that the current success rate to get a higher US visa than in October.
“Ironically, a number of students who were rejected had previously received their visa during a pandemic time,” Jotani said.
He said that the US made every effort to track universities hit by a pandemic.
Darshil Patel, a graduate in mechanical engineering, has tried to go to the US since 2018.
The visa application was rejected five times in the past.
Patel’s efforts finally paid off recently.
“I have done a lot of effort to study in Indonesia.
US,” Patel said by telephone.
“I finally reached the goal and I pursued a master’s degree in retail management at a university in the state of New Jersey.” Educational consultant said that between 2015 and 2020, They recorded a 40% visa success rate; This figure has been enlarged to more than 95% now, they said.
Meet Hapaliya, the visa application was rejected twice in the past, finally received his student visa.
On December 24 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business and financial administration at a university in San Francisco.
“I am very happy that I was finally able to fulfill my dreams to come to the US,” said Hapaliya.
“I am currently in Los Angeles and wait for my college from January 17.” The international student pumps in billions of dollars to the US economy and Indian and Chinese students are the biggest contributors.