Trump halts foreign student applications

The Trump administration has stopped interviews at embassies with
people wishing to apply for student and exchange visas to the United
States, in order to implement more thorough social media vetting

NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS IN U.S. (000s)

1953/
1954

1963/
1964

1973/
1974

1983/
1984

1993/
1994

2003/
2004

2013/
2014

2023/
2024

0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200

2023/24
academic year:
1,126,690

ORIGIN OF MOST NUMEROUS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN U.S. (2023/24)

India
331,602
(29.4% of total)

China
277,398
(24.6%)

South Korea
43,149 (3.8%)

Canada
28,998 (2.6%)

Taiwan
23,157 (2.1%)

Vietnam
22,066 (2.0%)

Others
400,320
35.5%

All interviews with candidates at
diplomatic outposts paused “until
further guidance is issued”, says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Embassy of the United
States of America,
Nine Elms, London

Sources: New York Times, BBC, IIE
Pictures: James Kenny (Unsplash), Getty
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