The United States will not give visas to foreign students enrolled in institutions that will continue to teach only online in September 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, American migration services announced on Monday. Students already present in the United States "must leave the country or take other measures, such as enrolling in a school with courses in person to maintain their legal status , " said the immigration and customs police. (ICE) in a press release.
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When the establishments opt for a “hybrid” model , they will have to certify that their foreign students are enrolled as much as possible in person, so that they retain their residence rights. F1 (for academic studies) or M1 (for professional training) visas are concerned.
Like the rest of the country, American universities, which average 5.5% of foreign students and are highly dependent on their tuition fees, closed their doors in March and switched to online education to try to stem the pandemic. In the absence of vaccines, some, including the State University of California or the prestigious Harvard University have announced that they will continue with courses 100% online at the start of the school year.
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