A recent regulation issued by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows that if all American colleges and universities attended by foreign students adopt the "online classroom" mode, the US government will no longer issue student visas to international students applying for these institutions. International students already in the United States will also be repatriated.
International students studying in the United States must leave the United States once their universities decide to change all their courses to online, or they will face the risk of being repatriated. "
The policy announced by the US government on July 6th means that many international students studying at Harvard will also become potential targets for repatriation by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau.
The number of international students affected by this practice may be around 6.5438+0.2 million, affecting 8,700 colleges and universities in the United States.
However, so far, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not responded or adjusted this controversial policy. On the Internet in China, many foreign students in the United States are worried about how to deal with this absurd policy of the American government. After all, even if these international students from China eventually have to return to China, it is extremely difficult to return to China from such a country with the worst COVID-19 epidemic in the world.
The United States promulgated new rules for admission in autumn, and international students faced a dilemma: only online courses would be repatriated.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today that if students studying in the United States will receive online teaching in the fall semester, they must leave the United States or transfer to other schools with face-to-face teaching ability, or they may face the consequences of repatriation.
This regulation has a great impact on international students who hold F- 1 and M- 1 visas for academic and vocational courses. According to the latest regulations, international students with these two visas must attend at least one face-to-face course, because the new visas will not be issued to students who study completely online.
The latest data shows that students with visa F 1 can only choose one or three online courses at most if their school adopts face-to-face teaching. If the school adopts the mixed teaching mode of online courses and face-to-face lectures, students can choose multiple online courses or three credits, but at the same time, the school must provide proof of the mixed teaching mode to the "Students and Exchange Visiting Scholars Program".
For students with visa F 1 who want to attend English training in the United States, or students with visa M 1 who want to complete a vocational degree, the notice stipulates that online courses are not allowed.
According to the regulations of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau, international students with non-immigrant visas F- 1 and M- 1 cannot stay in the United States or legally enter the United States if they study online.
At the same time, students in English courses and some students with vocational degrees will not be allowed to take online courses.
Schools and universities all over the United States are considering how to reopen schools in COVID-19.
In a recent press release, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau suggested that students from schools that only study online should "transfer to schools with offline guidance to maintain their legal status in the United States."
With the promulgation of the new regulations, these schools will have to prove that "students did not fully participate in online courses this semester".
This rule also applies to students whose course burden changes in the middle of the semester.
The US Immigration Service pointed out that once students change their course choices or are required to study only online, they must inform the agency within 10 days.
The point is that the US Immigration Bureau put down the malicious words in the latest document:
Those students who are in the United States but only take online courses but stay in the United States may face serious "immigration consequences", including "repatriation".
At the same time, those students outside the United States,
If you have a student visa and you are outside the United States, you plan to attend a school with a complete online course in the fall:
The State Council won't issue you a visa.
The United States Customs (CBP) will not let you enter the country.