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A US official said that the suspension is intended to last for a limited time and will not apply to those who have already scheduled their visa interviews. Asked about the suspension, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the US uses all available tools to vet visa applicants.
The US Embassy in a post on X also urged students to adhere to the terms of visas and "maintain your student status" to avoid any issues.
Harvard University enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the school's data, with 1,203 of those coming from China.
Harvard University enrols almost 6,800 foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most are graduate students and they come from more than 100 countries.
Trump administration cites ties with Chinese paramilitary group and failure to curb campus antisemitism. Harvard calls the move unlawful and retaliatory
US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, said she was releasing Khan Suri because she felt he had substantial constitutional claims against the Trump administration.
UK Immigration Rules: NISAU wants collaborated implementation of graduate visa, better career support services, tightening of education agents.
US President Trump's reshaping of higher education tests America's appeal for international students
“All of the Trump administration's activities have been sending a message that international students are not welcome in the US," said Clay Harmon, executive director of AIRC, a professional association for international enrolment managers at colleges.
The action was laid out in a letter to Harvard's president and amounts to a major escalation of POTUS Trump's battle with the Ivy League school.
In April 2024, then US Ambassador Eric Garcetti told PTI that student visas were a "high priority" for the US, and the Mission was preparing to handle more applications from Indian students.
