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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has modified its COVID-19 temporary exemptions for the fall 2020 semester for foreign students regarding attending online courses.
Key points:
Background: ICE permitted exemptions for online study during the spring and summer semesters because of COVID-19. The temporary measures allowed students to take more online courses than normally permitted in order to maintain their nonimmigrant status.
Schools that begin the fall semester with in-person classes but later need to switch to online-only classes should update the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) within 10 days of the change. Similarly, if a nonimmigrant student changes his or her course selections and ends up taking an entirely online course load, the school must note this change within 10 days. For additional information, please see BAL’s summary of the ICE guidance.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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