突發(fā)！如果下學期只上網(wǎng)課，在美國的留學生將必須強制離境！

 　　2020年7月6日美國海關(guān)和移民總署在官方發(fā)布新的關(guān)于2020年秋季學期非移民持有F1/M1學生簽證的學生上網(wǎng)課的新規(guī)定，具體內(nèi)容如下：

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　　第一，非移民，持有F1或者M1簽證的學生，如果所就讀學校僅開設網(wǎng)課，將不能留在美國境內(nèi)。

　　移民局也不會給這些學生發(fā)放簽證，學生也不能進入美國境內(nèi)�，F(xiàn)在在美國境內(nèi)的學生，如果你的學校今年秋季學期只開設網(wǎng)課，那么你必須要離境或者轉(zhuǎn)學去其他提供面對面授課的學校。如果他們不遵守上述規(guī)定，將會被強制離境。

　　Nonimmigrant F-1 and 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 astransferring 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.

　　第二，如果入讀學校提供面對面課程，學生遵守現(xiàn)有聯(lián)邦規(guī)定，持有F1簽證學生最多只能上一門網(wǎng)課(或者三個學分)。

　　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.

　　第三，如果學校采用的是混合授課模式(網(wǎng)課+面對面授課)，持有F1簽證學生可選多于一門網(wǎng)課(或者三個學分)，但是學生也必須選修面對面授課課程。

　　學校必須在開始更改秋季學校授課模式的十天之內(nèi)在SEVIS系統(tǒng)更新上報采用何種授課方式計劃。

　　另外，如果各所學校在開學時提供面對面授課，然后在將來的某個時間更改授課模式至網(wǎng)課，或者持有F1簽證的學生本人最后選擇上網(wǎng)課，所有持有F1的學生不準在美國境內(nèi)只選修網(wǎng)課，必須馬上離境或者選擇其他方法保持他們的學生身份。

　　最后配合大統(tǒng)領的“圣旨”。

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　　目前看來許多學校還未宣布最終秋季計劃，如果你的學校最終采用了上網(wǎng)課的方式，那么目前留在美國境內(nèi)的持有F1簽證學生必須離境。

　　哈佛大學和普林斯頓大學目前決定采用分批上學，學生來學校，但是還是上網(wǎng)課的模式。這種模棱兩可的授課方式不知道會最終被認為是哪種授課方式內(nèi)容。

　　目前持有F1的留學生請密切關(guān)注學校動態(tài)，也要跟你的導師保持聯(lián)系，關(guān)注時事變化動向。

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