ICE says international students taking online courses have to transfer or leave the US, as dozens of schools shift to remote learning in response to COVID-19
International college students taking online classes due to the coronavirus pandemic will no longer be allowed to stay in the US on a student visa, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement In a statement, ICE said that nonimmigrant students attending schools that have switched to online courses cannot sign up for an entirely online course load and remain in the US.
The US offers two types of student visas for foreign students — F-1, for most high school, college, and other academic programs, and M-1 for vocational or non-academic studies. In order to obtain a visa, international students must be accepted into a school approved by, a database used by the US Department of Homeland Security.
"This policy permitted nonimmigrant students to take more online courses than normally permitted by federal regulation to maintain their nonimmigrant status during the COVID-19 emergency," the statement says. "The US 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 US Customs and Border Protection permit these students to enter the United States," the statement says. "Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status.
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