Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaks out about information that the US has temporarily stopped issuing student visas

Vietnam hopes that interviews and visa applications for Vietnamese students will be conducted smoothly, so that education continues to be a pillar of cooperation in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

On May 29, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , answering Thanh Nien Newspaper's question about the impact on Vietnamese students planning to study in the US after US President Donald Trump ordered all US embassies around the world to immediately stop interviewing for new visas for foreign students, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang affirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies in the US are working with the US side to find out information.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang

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The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that currently, many students from many countries, including Vietnam, are preparing to apply for visas to study in the US under the form of scholarships and self-funded study abroad.

"We hope that interviews and visa applications for Vietnamese students will be conducted smoothly, so that education continues to be a pillar of cooperation in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries," Ms. Hang affirmed.

Previously, on May 27, the US Department of State issued a telegram instructing the consular section at all US embassies to stop scheduling additional visa interviews (F, M and J) for students or exchange students until further instructions are given in a few days.

According to statistics from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in 2023, there were 31,310 Vietnamese studying in the US, ranking 6th in the number of international students. This is the first time the number of Vietnamese studying in the US has reached more than 30,000 after 2 years below 30,000. However, if we consider the number of students in schools from kindergarten to high school, Vietnam ranks 5th with 3,187 people, behind China, South Korea, Mexico and Spain.

Responding to a question about Vietnam's viewpoint and the impact on Vietnamese students of President Trump's announcement regarding Harvard University's inability to recruit international students and current international students having to transfer schools or lose their legal status in the US, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said that Vietnam hopes the US will continue to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese students, teachers, scholars and experts to participate in education and training programs in the US, including prestigious and high-quality universities, in line with the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bo-ngoai-giao-len-tieng-ve-thong-tin-my-tam-dung-cap-visa-du-hoc-185250529152639939.htm