Return of large number of F-1 visa Indian students from US

Government of India has expressed concern over the possibility that F-1 visa students attending online only classes in the US may lead to the return of large number of Indian students studying there.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

India has urged the US that there is a need to keep in mind the role that educational exchanges and people to people relations have played in development of Indo-US relations.

In the United States, the F visas are a type of non-immigrant student visa that allows foreigners to pursue education (academic studies and/or language training programs) in the United States.

Three types of F visa:

1. F-1 visas are for full-time students.
2. F-2 visas are for spouses and children of F-1 visa holders — these are technically called “dependents.”
3. F-3 visas are for “border commuters” who reside in their country of origin while attending school in the United States. F-3 visas are granted only to nationals of Mexico or Canada and these visa holders may study part- or full-time.