The Chronicle of Higher Education

Visa Process Keeps Iraqi Students Out of U.S.

A Catch-22 stymies Baghdad's efforts to fix its higher-education system

Iraqi students seeking to come to American colleges on full scholarships from the Iraqi government face so many hurdles in obtaining a visa that few are able to enter the country, according to a delegation of Iraqi university deans and education-ministry...

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