90,000 Indians apply for US visa, 4,000 get it

New Delhi, May 28

The number of student visa applications for the US has registered a 60 per cent increase this year with a whopping 90,000 applicants, of whom only about 4,000 could make the cut.

According to an official statement, nearly 4,000 students managed to get student visa which saw over 90,000 applicants, a number which doubled at the US embassy and consulates, especially in Mumbai and Hyderabad, over the last 12 months.

"The US Embassy in Delhi, and Consulates General in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai, opened their doors today to over 4,000 Indian students who applied for visas to pursue education in the US," it said. — PTI