US high rejections of African student visas “steadily rising” | Semafor
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Nearly 60% of all students from African countries who applied to study at universities in the US last year were denied the requisite F-1 visa by the State Department, according to a new report.
  • Kaboom@reddthat.comEnglish
    394·
    2 months ago

    Are there just more Africans applying? Theres a lot of people in Africa

    • JackGreenEarthEnglish
      151·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, we have to be mindful of misleading statistics.

    • Supervivens@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      Yeah it says they are issuing “more than ever before” percentage is just a misleading statistic

    • FenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      US State Department insists it has in fact granted more visas in aggregate to African students than ever before.