US visa revocation may cause short-term anxiety but no long-term fear, says consultant

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Affected students make up only a small percentage of the more than a million overseas students in the US, says UG Overseas Education’s GM Jimmy Ho.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/25/us-visa-revocation-may-cause-short-term-anxiety-but-no-long-term-fear-says-consultant   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/25/gelombang-batal-visa-di-as-cetus-kebimbangan-tapi-hanya-jangka-pendek-kata-perunding   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #USVisa #DonaldTrump #MalaysianStudent

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00:00The wave of visa cancellations may force prospective students to rethink their educational

00:06pursuit in the U.S., but it will likely be only for the short term, according to an education

00:11consultancy firm. UG Overseas Education General Manager Jimmy Ho said Malaysian students are

00:18law-abiding and academically driven, and confirmed that none of UG's students have been affected by

00:23the recent developments. Ho believes the long-term appeal of U.S. education remains strong,

00:29due to its unmatched opportunities in areas like artificial intelligence and semiconductor

00:34technology. On April 21, Al Jazeera reported that the Trump administration had recently revoked the

00:42visas of over 1,680 international students, many of whom had participated in pro-Palestine protests.

00:50Ho advised students to comply with visa rules, stay informed, and seek help from university

00:55international offices and the Malaysian embassy. Sunway University President Sibrandes Popema

01:02said that while the recent developments were tragic, he does not believe students currently

01:06studying in the U.S. through the university's American degree program are at risk. He added

01:12that these developments contradict the values of academic freedom and freedom of speech upheld

01:17by Western universities. Donish Roger Reza, FMT.

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