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On July 7, the U.S. government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) announced that students on F-1 and M-1 visas in US universities could be deported if their colleges offer only online classes in the fall semester because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. State Department will also not issue any visas to students enrolled for online-only courses in the fall semester and the US Customs and Border Protection agency will not permit these students to enter the United States.
The order, which follows US President Donald Trump’s restrictions on H-1B, H-4, H-2B and other visa categories, will have a significant impact on Indian students pursuing their degrees in the country. Indians make up over 18% of international students and are the second highest immigrant student population in the US.
Who will be impacted by this?
This will impact students on F1 pursuing a full course load online in the fall 2020 semester. In March, when COVID-19 happened, most universities completely went online and administered the course and exams online. This was permitted by the SEVP (Student and Exchange Visitor Programme) that granted students under F and M status provision that they could complete their spring and summer semester online fully.
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