Indian and Chinese students planning to study in the US are facing delays in securing visas, with some having to defer their university places as an ongoing pause in immigration visa interview appointments disrupts their plans, according to Rosalind Skillen's Times Higher Education (THE) report.
The US State Department introduced the temporary pause at the end of August as consular officers undergo updated training on new “public charge” rules. The department has not announced when the pause will be lifted or when interviews will resume.
