China News Service, July 7 (Xinhua Daily) reported that on July 6, local time, the US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that schools and universities across the United States are facing the problem of how to reopen during the epidemic. If the school implements long-distance online courses in the fall of 2020, international students will have to leave the country. At the same time, if the school only teaches online courses, the Immigration Bureau will not issue visas to (international) students who are still abroad.
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According to reports, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency said in a press release that international students holding non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 visas cannot fully stay in the U.S. or enter the U.S. legally if they do online courses online. , And recommend that students who only learn online should be transferred to schools that accept physical teaching to "maintain legal status."
The report said that if the school provides a combination of face-to-face and online learning, its students can take some online courses and stay in the United States. However, the school must prove that students have not taken all online courses this semester.
The rule will also apply to students whose courses change mid-semester. The agency pointed out that if you change your course options or need to switch to online learning only, you must notify the institution within ten days.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that students who stay in the U.S. only by taking online courses may face some consequences, including "starting repatriation procedures."
The report pointed out that as the agency announced the news, universities have been considering how to safely reopen in the fall. Major universities such as Harvard and Princeton have restricted students from returning to school, and have forced some students to leave the campus and take classes remotely throughout the semester; on the other hand, President Trump has been urging universities to reopen the campus during the fall semester.