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The US Mission in India has issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas in 2022, higher than any other country, comprising nearly 20 per cent of all international students studying in the United States, according to an official statement. US Issues Record 82,000 Student Visas to Indians, Highest Ever Globally in 2022.
In June, former Republican congressman Mia Love alleged that the operation and application of H-1B visas had not complied with the needs of the United States.
The US Mission has attributed the reason for the heavy backlog to a near-complete shutdown and freezing of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call it revenge travel or post-COVID travel, travellers from across the country have been looking for a way to break the monotonicity, which started the mad rush for visas some two months ago.
According to reports, the number of applicants waiting for a US visa interview slot has now topped 4 lakhs.