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Indian students face uncertainty after US visa restrictions
FRANCE 24 English
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6/7/2025
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For this Indian PhD student who has just been accepted at Harvard, the Trump administration's
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freeze on student visa interviews has hit hard.
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He prefers to remain anonymous.
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He fears that his social media post could cost him a future at his dream university.
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We don't know what to expect next, that I have to be very careful about things I say,
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about things I post.
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It's the first time that I'm genuinely afraid of what they might ask.
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You don't expect this to happen in the United States.
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I still don't know if I regret it because I feel like it is in the U.S. and in the
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U.S. only that I'll be able to get the kind of resources and the education that I want.
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Over 330,000 students, that's a third of all international students in the United States
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are Indian.
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Abhishek Singhal helps young Indians get into U.S. universities.
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For him, it's time for students to rethink their academic careers.
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For them, there is probably a period of slight anxiety as to when this process would get
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resumed.
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The best way to reduce anxiety is to create an alternative option, which is your plan B.
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Holding multiple offers in hand for as long as possible.
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Another option is to have another alternative offer at home.
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Anxious for the uncertain future, some students are leaving no stone unturned.
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In New Delhi, this temple is seen as a sacred gateway to securing a visa.
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It's in this box that we put all the prayer notes of the worshippers hoping for a visa.
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The box is right at the feet of God for blessings.
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These are the wishes of worshippers.
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Most of the prayers are for visas to the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.
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Those who struggle to get visas come here seeking divine help for success.
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A recent survey found a sharp fall of 28 percent in the number of students aspiring to study
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in the U.S. in 2025.
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A recent survey reported in of BCG.
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