The United States lifted restrictions on China students going to the United States.
The State Council issued the latest notice in official website: "From August 1 20265438, students with F/M visas will no longer be affected by the' travel ban' and can fly directly from China to the United States."
On April 26th, the notice in official website of the US State Department showed that students with valid F- 1 and M- 1 visas will no longer be affected by the travel ban in the fall semester of 20021and can enter the United States by direct flights within 30 days before the start of the semester. Countries that have lifted travel restrictions include China, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, Schengen, Britain and Ireland.
Although the federal government has suspended flights from India and Pakistan, according to the data of the Canadian Public Health Bureau, from April 1 1 to April 22, at least one passenger from all over the world tested positive.
Authour, leader of the Federal Conservative Party, called on the government to consider stopping all international flights immediately until more effective quarantine measures are taken for immigrants.
Thus, although international students from China can fly to the United States from August 1 day, comprehensive epidemic prevention measures should be taken during the trip!
On April 26th, the State Council issued a statement showing that China students with F- 1 or M- 1 study visas will be able to study in the United States directly.
Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the United States currently requires immigrants not to stay in China for 14 days before entering the United States. Only American citizens, permanent residents and their spouses, children and parents, and groups whose travel purposes are related to humanitarian, public health or national security can be exempted.
However, the newly released statement shows that students who already have a study visa in China can also go directly to the United States without leaving China and stay in a third country for at least 14 days before entering the United States.
This new regulation applies to students who started studying after August 20021year. They can enter the United States as early as 30 days before the project starts. Students in Iran, Brazil or South Africa are also relaxed.
Students who have not obtained an F- 1 or M- 1 study visa need to contact the nearest embassy or consulate.
According to the official website of the US Embassy in China, embassies and consulates in China has not been able to resume its routine non-immigrant visa business. At present, for some non-immigrant visa applicants, only a limited number of appointments are allowed.
: abstract
1. From August 1 day, students from designated countries with F/M visas can fly directly to the United States without quarantine in a third country 14 days.
2. Only international students who start school on or after August 1 day can enter the country 30 days before the start of school.
3. If you currently hold a valid visa, you don't need to reapply; Otherwise, you need to obtain a valid visa to enter the country.
This is only an exemption for F/M visa holders. A tourist visa to the United States still needs to be quarantined in a third country 14 days.
Of course, not only did China lift the travel ban for international students, but American universities also made continuous efforts to open offline schools in the fall semester.
In order to ensure the public health and safety of the campus during the epidemic, many universities in the United States made the decision of "compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 and then returning to school".
Cornell University requires students who return to Ithaca, Geneva and Cornell Institute of Technology in the fall semester to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine officially recognized by the United States.
According to the regulations of Brown University, starting from the fall semester of 20021,all undergraduates, postgraduates and medical students who are studying or face-to-face courses must be vaccinated with COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine. Students who cannot be vaccinated for medical and religious reasons can apply for exemption.
Northeastern University plans to resume full-time face-to-face courses for students in September, and requires all undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral students in all campuses to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting from June 1 day, Syracuse University will require
In addition to compulsory vaccination in the United States, Johns Hopkins University has also opened a vaccine mutual recognition system:
If international students have been vaccinated in their own country, they don't need to be vaccinated after entering the United States.
American student admission guide
[visa]
If you have got your own F- 1 visa, then you don't have to worry about anything. Book a plane ticket to the United States, take I-20, have a nucleic acid test three days in advance, and start your "go and go" school trip!
If you haven't applied for a student visa, you can make an appointment with embassies and consulates in China in advance, or you can fly to a third country and apply for an American visa there.
At present, the embassies and consulates in China and the United States have only opened a small number of visa reservation places, which are likely to be cancelled.
As for the news that "Beijing Embassy will open visa appointment to the United States", it is actually only a temporary appointment, which is open every Tuesday. Although once opened, the appointment will be full immediately, but it still can't change the fate of being "cancelled".
However, according to the State Council's news at a news conference, after the epidemic, the United States will give priority to visas for international students.
This also means that with the gradual opening of immigration policies and flights, American embassies may open more booking time one after another.
Friends who plan to return to the United States can always pay attention to the relevant pages of the embassy.
If you are a small partner who didn't get the F- 1 visa and want to return to the United States as soon as possible, you can also consider the "visa for third countries to the United States" project.
At present, the most popular American visa applicants are Singapore, Cambodia, Mexico, Panama and Dubai. Smaller countries such as Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany and European countries can also apply.
However, it is worth noting that the procedures during the "third country American visa" period are relatively complicated. In addition to the school offer, I-20, passport, you need to prepare the following materials:
1. Visa reservation confirmation page
2. Visa Confirmation Page DS 160
3.SEVIS payment confirmation page
You must hold a visa for a third country.
If you have already paid the application fee in China, you can contact the American Embassy and Consulate, truthfully state the situation and transfer the visa application to the "American Embassy in a Third Country".
If you haven't applied yet, you can register another account on the website of the American Embassy in a third country, fill in the form, pay the fee and choose the interview time.
Note that if you want to apply for a "third country American visa", you must choose an outlet where you can get a passport. It is suggested to be near the hotel.
[Singapore American logo]
At present, the requirements for entering Singapore are:
1. Apply for air travel pass within 7-30 days before entering Singapore.
2. Have a valid tourist visa (at present, Singapore has suspended individuals from applying for tourist visas, so you can contact the travel agency.
You must have the nucleic acid test report in Chinese and English within 72 hours.
4. Submit a health statement by air travel pass within 3 days before arrival.
5. After arriving in Singapore, download and open Trace by air ticket and visa.
6. Accept PCR test at the airport (available at/for payment.
7. Before the nucleic acid test report comes out at the airport, take private transportation, taxi or internet car to the declared residence (the hotel is isolated; If the report is negative, you are free to act.
[Cambodian American symbol]
At present, the requirements for entering Cambodia are:
1. Hold a valid Cambodian visa (business visa and overseas travel insurance with an insurance amount exceeding 50,000 US dollars can be handled through a travel agency.
You must have a nucleic acid test report in Chinese and English within 72 hours.
3. After arriving in Cambodia, you need to pay a deposit of $2,000 at the customs before entering the country as a deposit for hotel isolation and two nucleic acid tests in Cambodia. After the isolation is completed, more refunds are made and less supplements are made (there are also cases where there is no refund.
4. Isolation 14 days.
Due to the high refusal rate of the US Embassy in Cambodia, it is not recommended that international students studying sensitive majors choose to apply for a US visa in Cambodia.
[Dubai American logo]
At present, the requirements for entering Dubai are:
1. China citizens can enter the country visa-free with valid passports.
You must have a negative paper certificate.
6. Strictly abide by local epidemic prevention laws and regulations.
Previously, the small partners who chose the "American visa for a third country" had to stay in the local area for 14 days before they could face the visa, because the travel ban in the United States restricted the entry of international students from China.
Now that the travel ban for international students has been lifted, many netizens ask whether it is necessary to wait 14 days to get a visa. But so far, the official has not issued a notice that a third country can apply for visa exemption.
Therefore, the small partners who choose the "third-country American visa" also need to carefully arrange the itinerary.
If there is any further news, Homepage Jun will share it with you in time.
[air ticket]
After getting a valid visa, you can arrange your trip to the United States!
At present, there are 18 direct flights from China to the United States every week:
UA858 Shanghai-San Francisco takes off at 22: 10-20:00 every Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
DL288 Shanghai-Seattle takes off every Thursday and Saturday,11:05-08:10.
DL284 Shanghai-Detroit takes off every Wednesday and Sunday 10:05- 12:40.
AA 128 Shanghai-Dallas takes off every Tuesday and Friday from 04: 00 to 06: 05.
CZ327 Guangzhou-Los Angeles takes off every Thursday and Saturday at 21:30-18:10.
CA987 Beijing-Los Angeles takes off every Sunday 14:55- 10:55.
CA769 Shenzhen-Los Angeles takes off every Tuesday14: 35-12:10.
MU587 Shanghai-new york takes off every Monday and Tuesday11:30-13: 25.
MF829 Xiamen-Los Angeles takes off every Wednesday and Sunday 10:45-08: 10.
According to the requirements of the State Council, international students who start school after August of 1 year should not enter the United States 30 days before the start of school. In other words, if the school starts in August 1, they can choose the flight that leaves 30 days before July 2 as soon as possible, and this flight just enters the United States on July 2.
If you haven't got a valid F/M visa, Singapore, Mexico City, Cambodia, Dubai and other countries. Allowing a "third-country American visa" can be used as a transit option.
The specific flight time can be inquired by official website Airlines according to the itinerary.
Prepare for entry before departure
The world epidemic has not completely improved, and there are many risks in international travel.
Therefore, you must prepare enough epidemic prevention items such as masks and disinfectant before going out. You must take precautions during the journey.
Especially for foreign students who have not obtained the F/KLOC-0 visa, there will be potential risks in the transit journey. Also bring enough epidemic prevention supplies, apply for a third country visa in advance, and check the epidemic prevention regulations.
Holders of valid student visas can show their nucleic acid negative certificates within 3 days before boarding the plane, and show their visas and I-20 to the customs when entering the country.
Moreover, the United States has not implemented a compulsory centralized isolation policy at present. After arriving in the United States, according to the regulations of the CDC, you can isolate yourself for 7 days, and within 3 to 5 days after arriving in the United States, you can conduct nucleic acid testing again.
Of course, in order to ensure the safety of returning to school, please check the vaccination policy of your school and vaccinate as required in time.