Hyderabad: AMID Stricter Visa Enforcement and Shrinking Work Opportunities, Indian Students in the Us Are Struggling to make ends meet. Official Records Show that more than 4,700 Student Visas Wi REVOKED In Recent Months for Irregular Attendance or Unauthorized Employment. Workplace InsPression in Several States Have Forsed Students to Abandon Part-Time Jobs that Once Covered Rent and Daily Expenses.Students Told toi they have either cut back drustically on Spending or turned to family for help.“Earlier, I Managed to Balance Studies and a Job at a restaurant. I worked at least eight hours a day. But after the checks began, my employer let go of all students. Job, but they allow us to work for not more than three hours a day. My earnings do’t even covers groceries, “said a 25-yar-old student in los angeles pursuing a master’s in cyber security.
The Financial Crunch has Forced Many to Share Cramped Housing. “I used to earn about $ 1,200 a month, enough to manage my living costs. Now I make less than a Quarter of that. There are six of us in a two-bedroom apartment. It’s A 27-year-old computer science student from Atlanta. With tuition and living costs rising, he added, “I’ve stopped eating out, canceled subscriptions and cut everyting possible. Every dollar counts. “Beyond Survival, Future Prospects are also fading. The Optional Practical Training (Opt), Once a Reliable Pathway to Gain Us Job Experience, Now offers Fewer Opportunities. The tightening of norms is also reflected in official numbers. Active Student Enrollments from India Fell by 28% Year-On-Year Until Mark 2025, underlining how hosile the environment has become today.“I came here thinking this was an investment in my future. INTEAD of Focusing on Learning, I’M Constantly worried about rate and rules. If things. If things do’t’t improve, going back to india might be my A 25-year-old from atlanta who recently complete a master’s in it but is struggling to find work.City-based consultants say they are kept principal applications informed. “This intake was the Worst in decades. Students in the us area alredy struggling, and thatest plans to move there is no better shape. Tough, “Said chirandeep patnaiik of lemma one consulting.
