COVID-19: Update on 2021-22 Academic Year Guidance

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent this bulletin at 04/26/2021 02:04 PM EDT

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This is a special message from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP). This message provides useful information for the international student and academic communities.

Update on Federal Guidance for the 2021-22 Academic Year

F and M students and schools certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) should continue to abide by guidance issued in March 2020 for the 2021-22 academic year.

The guidance enables schools and students to engage in distance learning in excess of regulatory limits due to the public health emergency generated by COVID-19. The March 2020 guidance applies to nonimmigrant students who were actively enrolled at a U.S. school on March 9, 2020, and are otherwise complying with the terms of their nonimmigrant status, whether from inside the United States or abroad.

Visit www.ICE.gov/COVID19 for the latest COVID-19-related information and guidance. Please continue to refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of State and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the latest COVID-19 information and specific port-of-entry screening processes, as well as any travel restrictions.

Read the full announcement for more information and to access resources for stakeholders.

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The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that administers the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). It ensures that government agencies have essential data related to nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors to preserve national security. SEVP provides approval and oversight to schools authorized to enroll F and M nonimmigrant students and gives guidance to both schools and students about the requirements for maintaining their status.

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