Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) sent out a Broadcast Message notifying all SEVIS users of modifications being made to the temporary procedural adaptations for online courses that were permitted during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Specifically, for the spring and summer 2020 semesters SEVP had temporarily exempted F-1 and M-1 students from the normal online class requirements and were permitted to take more online courses than normally allowed for purposes of maintaining a full course of study.
Read MoreGuidance on new STEM OPT Filing Procedures
The Immigration & Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Student & Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) website was updated to provide guidance on procedures for requesting the new 24-month STEM extension available under the new STEM OPT Rule scheduled to take effect on May 10, 2016. The website provides additional guidance for F-1 students whose applications are approved prior to May 10, 2016, or still pending as of May 10, 2016. Additionally, the website contains the new Form I-983 Training Plan for STEM OPT Students that must be completed and submitted to the DSO prior to a grant of STEM OPT under the new rule.
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