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US won't allow new international students whose courses are entirely online

The ICE on Friday said that the guidance applied to continuing F and M non-immigrant students who were in valid F-1 or M-1 non-immigrant status on March 9

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The announcement came less than two weeks after the ICE rescinded a new directive that could have denied international students their stay in the United States.

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3 min read Last Updated : Jul 25 2020 | 8:58 AM IST

The United States will not allow the entry of new international students for the upcoming fall semester if their courses are entirely online, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has said.

The ICE said in a release on Friday that "F and M students in new or initial status after March 9, 2020, would not be able to enter the US to enrol in a US school as a non-immigrant student for the fall term to pursue a full course of study that is 100 per cent online," Xinhua news agency reported.

It also said school officials should not issue a

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