The US has surpassed its projected goal of granting a record-breaking number of a million visas. As per the latest updates, the US has processed over one million Indian visas in 2023. Among these figures, over 100,000 visas were student visas. Thus, making Indians hold and represent over 10% of all US visa applicants worldwide. This includes 20% of student visa applications. 

Furthermore, the US has issued a notable number of 102,655 F-1 visas to Indians till August 2023. Amongst this, 84,894 visas were issued in June, July, and August for the upcoming academic year to study in USA. The majority of F-1 visas were granted in June and are estimated to be 40,224 as per the figures released by the US State Department.