The United States on Monday, 6 July, said that it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the autumn season because of the coronavirus crisis, news agency AFP reported on Tuesday.
Those affected by this move would be non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 students, the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agency said, adding that they should depart the country or take a transfer to a school having in-person instruction. Not adhering to the rules may lead to deportation, the agency has further indicated. Till now, foreign students pursuing their spring and summer courses online have been allowed to stay in the US, BBC reported.
The move comes after the US had announced a ban on the issuance of all H-1B visas, among other type of work visas, till the end of the year, amid the growing unemployment crisis in the country due to the coronavirus lockdown.As per a proclamation signed by Trump, the ban had come into effect starting 24 June and applies to a number of work visas.
