Many U.S. universities have issued travel advisories for their international students and employees. It says students who have gone home for winter break should return to America before Donald Trump becomes president in January.
Trump will be sworn in on January 20. After taking the oath, they can sign important decisions. Universities fear that in Trump’s second term there will be visa restrictions and policy changes like before.
In fact, Trump did the same after being sworn in in 2017. After just 7 days, they suddenly banned travelers from 7 Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen). Citizens of these countries were banned from coming to America for 90 days. Due to this, students from these countries had to face many problems.
Of the international students studying in America, the largest number come from India (the image is symbolic.)
The visa process may be affected. David Elwell, director of the International Student Office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), said each time there was a change in administration at the federal level after the election. This time too, changes in policies and laws could affect higher education as well as the immigration and visa process.
Apart from this, the staffing level of the US embassy in different countries will also be affected, which could slow down the visa process. Elven advised students to keep this in mind before going on winter break.
Most of the students come from India and China. According to data from the US Department of Education, the largest number of Indian and Chinese students come to study in America. In this field also, most of the international students studying in America come from India. 3.31 lakh Indian students study in America. This number is 23% more than last year.
At the same time, 2.77 lakh Chinese students are studying in America. This year, this figure decreased by 4%.
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