Student Visa - US

U.S. degrees have an excellent international reputation it offers excellent support facilities to international students and there are many other reasons to study in the US. The US offers international students wide range of study options in the world. Furthermore, international students are highly sought-after gen-next professionals by employers worldwide who successfully complete their US study.

According to the Open Doors report, the number of international students increased by 3% to approximately 8 lakh students during the 2013-14 academic year in colleges and universities in the United States, the report is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

4% of the total undergraduate US University and US College population and 10% for US Graduate School fall under international students.

Application Procedure

Student gets Optional Practical Training (OPT) under which the student is allowed to work full time for up to 29 months, post the completion of MS (Masters of Science). This allows the student to study and work under study visa. However, a student can apply for H1B visa (work visa) during or after the completion of OPT, and subsequently a student can apply for Green Card (legal permanent residency).

Professionals having 7-8 years of work experience after completion of graduation can also apply under the student visa. Under the study visa category, the Professionals can apply for PhD, MBA and all other Masters programs and subsequently get OPT for up to 29 months. Professionals can also qualify for H1B visa and subsequently they can qualify for Green Card, during or after the completion of OPT.

Jobs and Employment

The professionals get employment opportunities offer from Business Administration, Science, Teaching, Healthcare, Engineering and many more sectors. This is one of the most thriving economies of the world which results in employment rate being pretty high.

Visas in the Student category include: