US Government don cause serious gbege for obodo oyinbo as dem yan say dem wan reduce the length of visa wey dem dey give foreign students. Before, if you carry student visa go U.S., e dey cover your whole program, even if na PhD wey fit drag reach five years. But now, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) don propose new law wey go cap am to just four years.
As if that one no do, any student wey wan extend im waka go gats apply to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). That one no be beans because the application dey come with extra wahala of background checks. Imagine PhD student wey still dey hustle research, now e go dey run around embassy like person wey dey renew motor license. Omo, e go rough!
The reason wey dem give be say students dey abuse visa rights and sometimes dey overstay their welcome. Dem talk say e dey pose security risk and even dey add financial stress on top US government. But if you check am well, na the students go feel am pass because dem studies fit scatter like garri wey rain touch.
Journalists Own No Better – Visa Short Like Weekend
No be students alone dey suffer, international journalists sef don enter the matter. Before before, journalists from obodo like Germany fit collect visa wey dey last up to five years. But now, wahala don land – dem say make journalists visa no pass 240 days.
If the assignment never finish, dem fit try beg for extension of another 240 days. But abeg, who wan dey apply extension every time? Journalists wey suppose dey focus on reporting breaking news go now dey break their head over immigration paperwork. And no be every request go pass o, because DHS don talk say dem go dey use heavy security checks.
Dem even add one kain condition say journalist visa no go pass the length of their official assignment. Meaning say, if your oga send you come U.S. for just one year story, forget am, your visa no fit long pass that. Na big gbege for international media houses wey dey send people abroad to cover U.S. stories back-to-back.
US Government:Backlash from Schools and Experts – “This No Make Sense”
As expected, people don begin vex for this new arrangement. U.S. higher institutions dey shout say the new rule na wahala. According to Miriam Feldblum, wey be president and CEO of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, the law go disturb students’ education and even mess up how universities dey run their programs.
She talk say if students dey forced to dey reapply every time, e go cause serious distraction. Universities wey suppose dey focus on giving quality education go now dey spend energy on immigration paperwork. In short, she yarn say the new rule fit chase away talented international students wey dey bring brains and money enter the country.
If dem push this rule through, US government fit begin lose attraction for international scholars. And make we no forget, many universities dey survive on the plenty money wey foreign students dey pay. So, the same US government wey dey try protect im own citizens fit actually spoil market for im own schools. Na real gbas gbos situation, and the argument never even reach final round.
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