ISSUES

Process visas and give students interview waivers, urge US unis


Speaking at a Presidents’ Alliance and NAFSA action alert briefing, president of New York University Andrew Hamilton explained that the institution faces a “very significant threat” that students from China will be unable to return to the US.

IIE data from 2020 revealed a 43% drop in new enrolments, and a SEVIS report in March found that new enrolments in the US fell by 72% and the total number of international students in the US declined by 18% in 2020, senior advisor at the Presidents’ Alliance, Rajika Bhandari, reminded.

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