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Deportation fears haunt new students
The incident shattered the dreams of many and raised fear among students wishing to pursue higher education in the US. Particularly, students from Telugu-speaking States are extremely worried over the issue of deportation.
Vijayawada: As the fall 2016 is around the corner, fear of deportation stalks the students heading to USA for higher studies. Many students prefer fall semester, which starts in August, to begin their masters’ programme. But denial of entry to more than 70 students, who travelled from India to USA to report to their respective varsities for Spring - 2016 semester, raised doubts among the students who are yet to leave for fall semester in August.
The incident shattered the dreams of many and raised fear among students wishing to pursue higher education in the US. Particularly, students from Telugu-speaking States are extremely worried over the issue of deportation.
US education consultancies in Vijayawada confirmed the impact of the deportation row on the number of US-bound students for the fall session. Varanasi Srikanth, Team Leader at The Chopra’s education consultancy in Vijayawada said, “There was a drop in the number of students heading to US for fall session this year from the State as compared to last year. However, it was not drastic decline.”
Of late, countries like Canada, Australia and Germany began to emerge as strong alternatives to USA. The relative ease to acquire Permanent Residency (PR) status after education in countries like Australia and Germany, has made them prime destinations. PR status allows a person to stay within the country for an indefinite period of time. While it takes more than 10 years to get a Green Card (an equivalent of PR) in US, it takes only 4 years to get PR in Australia and Germany.
However, experts state that the craze for USA has not phased out. A good number of students from the State and Telangana would leave to US in August.
KVN Rakesh, who got admitted into State University of New York, Buffalo for a masters program, which begins in August, said that he was gripped by fear of deportation.
“I got admitted into a good US Varsity but, the fear of deportation haunts me. I will be relieved only after I land in the university safely,” he said.
Meanwhile, Y Swati, an education consultant based in Vijayawada, affirmed that candidates carrying genuine academic and financial documents need not fear about deportation. “If a student has good GRE, TOEFL scrores and secured admission in a well ranked university, there is no need to panic over deportation,” she added.
Mounika Gali
