Before Trump's swearing-in, American universities issued a travel advisory, is any new rule coming?
Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as the 47th President of America on January 20, 2025. Before this, many universities in America have issued travel advisories for their international students as well as employees. In the advisory, it has been said to return to America before the swearing-in of the newly elected President Donald Trump in January.
It is believed that Trump may bring some rules regarding travel soon after taking the oath. In the advisory issued to the students, it has been said that this has been done to avoid possible travel restrictions and increased scrutiny at entry points.
Trump has already imposed a ban.
In January 2017, just 7 days after assuming the presidency, Trump signed an order banning travelers from seven Muslim countries. After this order, there were reports of violence at many airports. Due to this, many students and employees were stranded abroad. Later, Trump included countries like Venezuela and North Korea in this order.
India tops in terms of number of international students.
Open Doors 2024 recently released a report on international educational exchange. According to this report, the number of international students in the US has increased by 23 percent. The report says that there are 1.1 million foreign students in the US, of which the largest number (3,30,000) is Indian students.
MIT's dean explained the reason
David C. Elwell, Associate Dean and Director of the MIT International Students Office, said that our new president will be sworn in on January 20, 2025. Some new rules can be implemented only after the oath.
Elwell said that apart from this, the transfer of power may also affect the employees of the US Embassy and Commercial Embassy in other countries, due to which the visa process may also be affected. This is the reason why students have been advised to return before January 20. Apart from MIT, many other universities have also issued similar advisories.