美国留学最新入境政策解读
分类:留学新闻2020-07-08
首先,官方给出了以下三种情况:
1. Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States. 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. 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. If not, they may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.
1. 对于持有非移民F-1和M-1签证的学生,如果其所就读的学校所开设的课程全部为在线课程,那么美国国务院将不会向这些学生发放签证。美国海关和边境保护局也不会允许这些学生进入美国。如果这类学生现在身处美国境内,那么他们必须离开美国或者采取其他措施,例如转学到有线下授课的学校,这样可以维持其合法身份;否则,这类学生可能面临移民后果,包括但不限于启动遣返程序。
2. Nonimmigrant F-1 students attending schools operating under normal in-person classes are bound by existing federal regulations. Eligible F students may take a maximum of one class or three credit hours online.
2. 对于持有非移民F-1签证的学生,如果其所就读的学校实行正常线下授课,这是符合现行的联邦法规要求的。此类学生最多可选修一门不超过3个学分的在线课程。
3. Nonimmigrant F-1 students attending schools adopting a hybrid model—that is, a mixture of online and in person classes—will be allowed to take more than one class or three credit hours online. These schools must certify to SEVP, through the Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status,” certifying that the program is not entirely online, that the student is not taking an entirely online course load this semester, and that the student is taking the minimum number of online classes required to make normal progress in their degree program. The above exemptions do not apply to F-1 students in English language training programs or M-1 students pursing vocational degrees, who are not permitted to enroll in any online courses.
3. 对于持有非移民F-1签证的学生,如果其所就读的学校实行线上线下混合授课模式,学生将可以选修一门以上,或3个学分以上的线上课程。这些学校必须通过I-20表格的“非移民学生身份资格证书”向SEVP证明其项目非全线上,参与该项目的学生本学期不会参与全线上课程,且学生所参加的线上课程数量是保证其获取学位的最少数量。上述豁免政策不适用于参加英语语言培训项目的F-1学生和攻读职业学位的M-1学生,这两类学生不能参加任何线上课程。
那么,针对这一系列最新政策,留学生们应该怎么做呢?
我们建议留学生们一定要和学校保持沟通,确认学校的秋季授课方式、自己I-20的合法状态等,有不确定的信息一定要及时与学校确认。
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