In 2006, the number of Chinese students studying abroad reached 134,000, a record high. According to a survey by Chivast Education International Co. Ltd. and Beijing JJL Overseas Education, there are more than twenty countries selected as "the most favored nations by Chinese students for studying abroad in 2006," including the United States, Australia, Britain, Canada, and South Korea. These countries are attracting students in different ways.
In recent years, the United States has become so attractive for many Chinese students with its first-class institutions and universities, and superpower status in the world....Previously, students needed to get entry permits from customs and make a claim on their duration of stay. If they needed to go back to their homeland during vacations, they had to provide a visiting certificate. After the vacation ended, they needed to apply for another visa for re-entry into the United States. Sometimes, the whole procedure took more than half a year to complete. Today, as long as their student ID cards remain unchanged, they can return to their homeland within one year, without showing a visiting certificate and applying for a re-entry visa. [View Full Article]
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