PETITION ----> Allow F-1 and M-1 students to remain in the US with online-only classes

[Anta Assamey]

Lea Thome started this petition to Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)

On July 6th, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program announced modifications for non-immigrant students taking online classes in the United States. The modifications would not allow international students to remain in the United State if their college offers online-only classes. International students affected by this would be forced to transfer to another college for in-person classes or would be forced to leave the country.

Many international students come to the United State for the opportunities, resources, financial aid and scholarships that are not accessible to them in their home countries. Being forced to transfer is not financially viable for many. Returning home would force many international students to pause their studies because they might not have access to the resources they need such as the internet, electricity or other. 

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program should allow nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students to remain in the United States while taking online-only classes if that is the case. Additionally, international students should also be able to continue their studies with a full online-only courseload in their home countries even if their classes are in-person or using a hybrid-model.If they do not reconsider the impact this modification has on international students, they are knowingly contributing to the pause or end in the studies of international students and their visas/immigration.

Read the modifications here (https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/sevp-modifies-temporary-exemptions-nonimmigrant-students-taking-online-courses-during): 

• Nonimmigrant F-1and 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.
• 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.
• 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."

[Anta Assamey]

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[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

ilanti petitions valla eppudaina change vachinda?

 

genuine question vayya

[JohnSnow]

maa college lu already residency ki rammannai. mem potham va

[Anta Assamey]

3 minutes ago, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

ilanti petitions valla eppudaina change vachinda?

 

genuine question vayya

Emo .... Just vachindi ... Posted... Sign cheste nothing to loose if you believe that they have to stay in the USA ..

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

Just now, Anta Assamey said:

Emo .... Just vachindi ... Posted... Sign cheste nothing to loose if you believe that they have to stay in the USA ..

chaala saarlu chesa uncle kaani result vachinattu anipinchaledhu

[ring_master]

5 minutes ago, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

ilanti petitions valla eppudaina change vachinda?

 

genuine question vayya

good question ..em use ee petititions vala

[Anta Assamey]

Just now, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

chaala saarlu chesa uncle kaani result vachinattu anipinchaledhu

Inko sari cheyyi Emundi... Ee sari vastundi emo .... Like a lottery ..

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

Just now, ring_master said:

good question ..em use ee petititions vala

  smell choose M lo pettuko

Meda lo ani 

[ARYA]

6 minutes ago, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

ilanti petitions valla eppudaina change vachinda?

 

genuine question vayya

oka number datite compulsary ga response ivvali 

[snoww]

Minimum inni classes or credit hours compulsory in person theesukovali must ani rule em ina pettara ?

[ShruteSastry]

manaki rules follow avvdam telidhu kani, ilanti chane.org. gofund me pages matram baga vachu.

[RunRaajaRun123]

Ha ha bongu bhi change avvadhu

courts kuda em cheyyalevu, they are following the rulea for f-1.

Only if the administration intervenes it will stop but they won’t. They want schools and colleges to open.