The US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday interviewed over 600 students applying for student visas on a special workday called “Super Friday.”
This event was part of a campaign to allow the Embassy to meet the high demands for such visas even though the global Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted international educational exchange and student mobility around the world.
US Embassy Dhaka has resumed regular consular services and is making special efforts to ensure as many students as possible receive interviews before the start of the fall semester, according to a media statement.
These special efforts include spending selected Fridays dedicated to interviewing applicants for student visas.
“We recognise the unique opportunity that study in the United States offers,” said US Embassy Consul General William Dowers, adding that “We are prioritising student visa interviews.”
The US Embassy Dhaka plans to have another Super Friday on July 29.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, US welcomed over 914,000 international students from over 200 places of origin, read the statement, adding that “in the last decade, the number of Bangladeshi students in the United States has nearly tripled, to over 8,500.”
According to the 2021 Institute of International Education Open Doors report, Bangladesh currently ranks 14th among the top-sending countries of students to America from around the world—moving up three places from 17th place during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Anyone interested in educational opportunities in the United States can learn about them through Education USA, a global network of over 430 educational advising centres operating in more than 175 countries and territories around the world.
More information can be found at educationusa.state.gov or through the U.S. Embassy website (bd.usembassy.gov).
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