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he "Qiao Bao" reporter learned from the State Council that the visa refusal rate of the F-1 (student) visa of the US Embassy and Consulate in China in fiscal year 2010 was 14.7%, and the J-1 (visiting scholar) visa refusal rate was 4.7%, M-1 ( The visa refusal rate for holiday student visit visas is 2.7%. State Department officials said that Chinese students are welcome to study in the United States. There is always a certain school suitable for Chinese students.
The State Council held an international education forum on Monday for three days. Deputy Secretary of State McHale said that promoting international higher education is the core of the US-foreign public contact strategy. International education priorities not only add to the US foreign policy, but also strategic needs.
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for State Affairs of the State Council, Kobe Bryant, pointed out that last year, the United States issued nearly 700,000 student visas around the world. In many places, US embassies and consulates took out two or three days a week to deal with F in the student visa application season. The -1, J-1, and M-1 visas shorten the visa appointment waiting time to less than 5 days. He suggested that students who are interested in studying in the United States should apply for a visa as early as possible. Don't go to the end of the day and apply only one or two weeks in advance.
It is reported that in fiscal year 2010, the United States issued 113,800 student visas (F-1) in China, accounting for one-sixth of the world's total. In fiscal 2009, it was 81,800, and in fiscal 2008, it was 56,300, showing rapid growth year by year. The trend shows that China is setting off a new wave of studying in the United States, and the student visa pass rate is as high as 85%.
At present, the number of students studying in the United States in mainland China is as high as 128,000, an increase of 30% over the previous year, of which 3 to 1 are undergraduates and 52 to 2 are graduate students. China’s number of students studying in the United States ranks first in the world.
In addition, last year, the United States also issued 27,700 visas for visiting scholars (J-1) in China, which is also the largest in the world; 1414 short-term visits (M-1) visas were issued.
The State Council has established 400 US education consulting centers around the world. Lauryne Massinga, director of the Greater China Office of the US Study Abroad and Education Exchange Service Center, which is affiliated with the US Embassy in China, said in an exclusive interview with the Overseas Chinese News reporter that they are committed to playing a bridge between schools and students in the United States and China. Promote more students to study in the other country. She said that the office's counseling services for Chinese students and their parents who are interested in studying in the United States are free, and the social circulation of student visas to the United States is difficult to obtain.
《侨报》记者从国务院获悉,2010财年美国驻华使领馆F-1(学生)签证的拒签率为14.7%,J-1(访问学者)签证拒签率为4.7%,M-1(假期学生访问签证)拒签率为2.7%.国务院官员表示,欢迎中国学生来美留学,总有某个学校某个专业适合中国学生。
国务院上周一连3天举行国际教育论坛,副国务卿麦克海尔表示,推动国际高等教育是美国与外国公众接触战略的核心,国际教育优先不仅为美国外交政策"锦上添花",更是战略需要。
国务院负责领事事务的副助理国务卿科比指出,去年美国在全世界各地签发学生签证近70万个,许多地方的美国使领馆在学生签证申请旺季来临时每周专门拿出两三天来处理F-1、J-1、M-1签证,使得签证预约等待时间缩短到5天以内。他建议有意来美留学的学生尽量提前申请签证,不要事到临头,提前一两周才申请。
据悉,2010财年,美国在中国签发学生签证(F-1)11.38万个,占全球的六分之一,2009财年为8.18万个,2008财年为5.63万个,呈现逐年快速增长之势,显示中国正在掀起新一波留学美国的高潮,而且学生签证通过率高达85%以上。
目前中国大陆正在美国留学的学生人数高达12.8万,比上年增加3成,其中3成1是本科生,5成2是研究生。中国在美留学人数高居全球榜首。
此外,去年美国还在中国签发访问学者(J-1)签证2.77万个,也是全球最多的;签发学生短期访问(M-1)签证1414个。
国务院已在世界各地建立了400个美国教育咨询中心。隶属美国驻华使馆的美国留学与教育交流服务中心大中华办公室主任马兰(Lauryne Massinga)在接受《侨报》记者专访时表示,他们致力于在美中两国学校与学生之间起桥梁作用,促进更多学生到对方国家留学。她说,该办公室为有意留学美国的中国学生及其家长提供的咨询服务是免费的,而社会上流传的赴美学生签证很难获得的说法是错误的。