Students taking combination of in-person, online courses can get visas: US

State Department clarifies visa rule announced by Homeland Security department, says 'international Students are welcome'.

Foreign students who have taken a combination of in-person and online courses in the US will be eligible for visas, said the country after a new rule appeared to be asking them to leave.

The State Department issued on Tuesday a clarification headlined "International Students are Welcome in the US".

"The United States has long been the destination of choice for international students, and we are pleased that many international students who had planned to study this fall in the United States may still have the opportunity to do so," it said explaining the student visa restrictions announced by President