“The U.S. Department of State will not issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programs that are fully online for the fall semester nor will U.S. Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States.”
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
(CMR) International students studying in the United States will be subjected to a deportation order if their university switches to on-line only courses during the COVID-19 pandemic the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday.
And for students enrolled in schools that have already announced plans to operate fully online, there is no choice. Under the new rules, the State Department will not issue them visas, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not allow them to enter the country.
The above exemptions do not apply to F-1 students in English language training programs or M-1 students, who are not permitted to enroll in any online courses.
The Department of Homeland Security's Student and Exchange Visitor Program previously instituted a temporary exception for online classes in the spring and summer semesters in response to schools going online because of COVID-19.
However, many American universities are moving entirely to online platforms as the management of COVID-19 continues to falter and the country reaches new record infections daily.
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