African and South American college students face high hurdles to study in the U.S.

Students in Africa and South America have been denied visas to study in the U.S. at disproportionately higher rates than students from elsewhere in the world, according to a report published Wednesday.

The number of F-1 student visa denials has risen from 2015 to 2022, according to research by Shorelight and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, published on the Higher Ed Immigration Portal , which provides data and research related to immigrant and international students.

Of all international students applying to U.S. universities and colleges, visa denials for South American students more than doubled in the last decade, […]

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