US F-1 Student Visa Rejection Reasons: Refusal rates reach record levels
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In the United States, F-1 visa refusal rates have reached record levels, with over 250,000 international students turned away from studying in the country. In 2023, the refusal rate rose to 36 percent totaling 253,355 refusals, exceeding 2022 levels. The direct economic effect of the visa refusals is estimated at over $7 billion annually. The more than 1 million international students at US HEIs contributed over $40 billion to the US during academic year 2022-23. The rise in Indian student applications may be one reason for the high refusal rates, as Indian applicants received 29% of all issuances last year and historically are more likely to be refused a visa than their Chinese counterparts. US immigration officials may also have been potentially extremely subjective in student visa interviews. Experts have called on the Biden administration to be more transparent about such student visa denials, implementing a fair policy for reviewing student applications. Last year, the US reported this trend of rising visa refusal rates. Yet despite rising rejection rates, student visa issuances in the US managed to exceed pre-COVID levels. The F-1 visa allows an international student to temporarily live in the US for a certain period while studying at a college or university certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).

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https://www.financialexpress.com/business/investing-abroad-us-study-visa-rejections-peak-in-2023-what-it-means-to-american-economy-and-students-3465731/